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This is a facsimile reprint of the third edition of the classic firsthand account of the 1862 raid that was meant to splinter the Confederacy by making northern Georgia into a Union stronghold. The endeavor is better known as the Great Locomotive Chase, one of the greatest adventures... Read Full Overview

This is a firsthand account of the 1862 attempt by a small group of Union soldiers to infiltrate and destroy Southern rail lines, and their subsequent time as prisoners of war. From the preface: "Myself and comrades are greatly indebted to the President and Secretary Stanton... Read Full Overview

The whole nation was excited, last spring, at the revelations made before the President and the Cabinet at Washington, by the survivors of General Mitchel's secret Railroad Expedition, sent into the heart of the Confederacy almost a year before. Of the twenty-two daring adventurers... Read Full Overview

William Pittenger (January 31, 1840 Knoxville, Jefferson County, Ohio - April 24, 1904 Fallbrook, California) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He was one of the first recipients of the Medal of Honor. On the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted as a private... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Digitally created from a first edition volume originally published in 1863. It is the true story of a secret raid deep into Confederate territory by Pittenger & his comrades. Their mission: to sever the rail link between Marietta & Chattanooga

"Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure" recounts one of the most audacious episodes of the American Civil War: the Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, also known as Andrews' Raid. Penned by William Pittenger, a participant in the raid, this historical... Read Full Overview