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‘The Andrews Raid’ Lecture

Civil War historian Michael K. Shaffer will recount the various events of April 12, 1862, and this most daring Federal raid.

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James Andrews, a spy for Brigadier General Ormsby Mitchel, led 23 Ohio soldiers on a mission to steal a locomotive, down telegraph lines, and destroy railroad bridges, thereby inflicting damage to the Confederate supply and communications network between Atlanta and Chattanooga. After a thrilling chase of 87 miles, conductor William Fuller recovered his beloved locomotive, the General. Civil War historian Michael K. Shaffer will recount the various events of April 12, 1862, and this most daring Federal raid.


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