Great Locomotive Chase

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The Great Locomotive Chase was a daring Civil War raid in 1862 in which Union soldiers stole a Confederate train in Georgia in an attempt to disrupt vital rail lines and supply routes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War military operation ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
railroad raid ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Andrews Raid ⓘ
Andrews’ Raid ⓘ
linked to: Andrews Raid
belligerent Confederacy ⓘ
Union ⓘ
casualties several Union raiders executed ⓘ
commander James J. Andrews ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States (present-day) ⓘ
date 1862-04-12 ⓘ
endPoint near Ringgold, Georgia ⓘ
involvedPerson Anthony Murphy ⓘ
James J. Andrews ⓘ
Union volunteer soldiers ⓘ
William A. Fuller ⓘ
leader James J. Andrews ⓘ
legacy commemorated at museums along the Western and Atlantic Railroad ⓘ
inspired the 1956 Disney film "The Great Locomotive Chase" ⓘ
subject of books and historical studies ⓘ
legalConsequence some raiders tried as spies by Confederates ⓘ
location Confederate States of America ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
medalOfHonorRecipients multiple Union participants received the Medal of Honor ⓘ
notableAction Confederate crew pursued largely on foot and by successive locomotives ⓘ
Union raiders attempted to burn bridges ⓘ
Union raiders cut telegraph wires ⓘ
notableFact first Medals of Honor of the American Civil War were awarded to participants ⓘ
objective cut the rail link between Atlanta and Chattanooga ⓘ
destroy railroad tracks and bridges ⓘ
disrupt Confederate rail communications ⓘ
isolate Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ
outcome Union raiders captured ⓘ
mission failed to destroy key bridges ⓘ
pursuitLocomotive Texas ⓘ
linked to: The Texas

William R. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yonah ⓘ
linked to: Prophet Yunus
railLine Atlanta–Chattanooga rail corridor ⓘ
railroadUsed Western and Atlantic Railroad ⓘ
relatedPlace Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta

Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ
linked to: Chattanooga

Kennesaw, Georgia ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
startingPoint Big Shanty, Georgia (Kennesaw) ⓘ
Marietta, Georgia ⓘ
trainStolen The General ⓘ
trainType steam locomotive ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Claude Jarman Jr. → filmography → The Great Locomotive Chase ⓘ
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Jeffrey Hunter → notableWork → The Great Locomotive Chase ⓘ
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Harry Carey Jr. → notableWork → The Great Locomotive Chase ⓘ
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William Allen Fuller → notableFor → Great Locomotive Chase ⓘ
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