- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Andrews raid
- Creator:
- Davis, Stephen
- Date of Original:
- 2002-10-03
- Subject:
- Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Andrews Raid. The Andrews Raid of April 12, 1862, brought the first Union soldiers into north Georgia and led to an exciting locomotive chase, the only one of the Civil War (1861-65). The adventure lasted just seven hours, involved about two dozen men, and as a military operation, ended in failure.
GSE identifier: SS8H5 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/andrews-raid/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "The Andrews Raid," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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