Andrews Raid

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Andrews Raid was a daring Union Civil War mission in 1862 in which volunteers attempted to steal a Confederate train and disrupt vital rail lines in Georgia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War event ⓘ
military raid ⓘ
aftermath several raiders escaped or were exchanged ⓘ
several raiders executed as spies by Confederates ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States ⓘ
Union ⓘ
commander James J. Andrews ⓘ
commemoratedBy Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park exhibits ⓘ
historical markers along the Western and Atlantic Railroad route ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States (Union side) ⓘ
linked to: Union (North)
date 1862-04-12 ⓘ
depictedIn film "The Great Locomotive Chase" (1956) ⓘ
various books on Civil War rail operations ⓘ
hasAlias Andrews’ Raid ⓘ
linked to: Andrews Raid

Great Locomotive Chase ⓘ
The Great Locomotive Chase ⓘ
honor first Medals of Honor awarded to some raiders ⓘ
leader James J. Andrews ⓘ
location Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta

Big Shanty, Georgia ⓘ
Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Kennesaw, Georgia ⓘ
Marietta, Georgia ⓘ
notableFor dramatic locomotive pursuit ⓘ
early use of sabotage against rail infrastructure ⓘ
first large-scale Union operation deep in Confederate territory relying on railroads ⓘ
objective cut the Western and Atlantic Railroad ⓘ
disrupt Confederate rail communications ⓘ
isolate Chattanooga from Atlanta ⓘ
steal a Confederate locomotive ⓘ
opposedBy Confederate States of America ⓘ
outcome Union raiders captured ⓘ
participant Confederate railroad personnel ⓘ
Union Army volunteers ⓘ
civilian scout James J. Andrews ⓘ
linked to: James J. Andrews
pursuedBy locomotive Texas ⓘ
locomotive William R. Smith ⓘ
locomotive Yonah ⓘ
railway Western and Atlantic Railroad ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
strategicContext Union attempts to disrupt Confederate logistics in the Deep South ⓘ
Union efforts to capture Chattanooga ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
usedVehicle The General (locomotive) ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Great Locomotive Chase → alsoKnownAs → Andrews Raid ⓘ
Great Locomotive Chase → alsoKnownAs → Andrews’ Raid ⓘ
linked to: Andrews Raid
The Texas → associatedWithEvent → Andrews Raid ⓘ
Andrews Raid → hasAlias → Andrews’ Raid ⓘ
linked to: Andrews Raid
James J. Andrews → led → Andrews Raid ⓘ
Anthony Murphy → associatedWith → Union raiders of the Andrews Raid ⓘ
linked to: Andrews Raid
Great Locomotive Chase → alsoKnownAs → Andrews Raid ⓘ
subject linked to: Big Shanty, Georgia (Kennesaw)