Andrews' Raiders and the "General" at the 1888 G.A.R. Encampment photograph

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Subject

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Ohio

Military Ohio -- Andrews' Raiders

Description

On September 10-14, 1888, the 22nd Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was held in Columbus, Ohio. The G.A.R. was founded in 1866 in Illinois and is comprised of Civil War veterans. Pictured is the locomotive (the "General") that was stolen on April 12, 1862 by Andrews' Raiders. There were 22 raiders, all from Ohio, who participated in this raid which was aimed at isolating Atlanta, Georgia by disrupting the Western & Atlantic Railroad. James T. Andrews devised this raid, and he and all other participants were caught. 8 were hanged by the Confederates and 19 received a Medal of Honor.

Creator

Ohio Federal Writers' Project

Source

Ohio Historical Society; Ohio Guide Photographs; State Archives Series 1039 AV

Date

September 10-14, 1888

Contributor

Kristina Kuehling

Rights

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Relation

Ohio Memory http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p267401coll34&CISOPTR=1028&REC=17

Coverage

Columbus (OH)

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Andrews' Raiders and the "General" at the 1888 G.A.R. Encampment photograph

Collection

Photographs

Citation

Ohio Federal Writers' Project , "Andrews' Raiders and the "General" at the 1888 G.A.R. Encampment photograph ," in Ohio Civil War 150 | Collections & Exhibits, Item #1857, http://www.ohiocivilwar150.org/omeka/items/show/1857 (accessed February 10, 2012).