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James J. Andrews

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James J. Andrews (c. 1829 – June 7, 1862) was a Kentucky civilian who worked for the Union Army during the early years of the American Civil War. [1]

27 relations: Andrews (surname), Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel, Daniel A. Dorsey, Elihu H. Mason, Flemingsburg, Kentucky, Great Locomotive Chase, Ivan Turchin, Jacob Parrott, James Andrews, Kingston, Georgia, List of people from West Virginia, List of people who were executed, Medal of Honor, Ormsby M. Mitchel, Reese Bowen Brabson, Robert Buffum, The General (locomotive), The Great Locomotive Chase, The Texas (locomotive), The Yonah (locomotive), Weirton, West Virginia, Western and Atlantic Railroad, William Allen Fuller, William Bensinger, William Hunter Campbell, Wilson W. Brown.

Andrews (surname)

Andrews is a patronymic surname of English, and Norse origin.

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Chattanooga National Cemetery

Chattanooga National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the center of the city of Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee.

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Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel

The Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel refers to two different railroad tunnels passing through Chetoogeta Mountain in Tunnel Hill, Georgia, United States.

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Daniel A. Dorsey

Daniel Allen Dorsey (December 31, 1838 – May 10, 1918) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War.

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Elihu H. Mason

Elihu Harlam Mason (March 23, 1831 – September 24, 1896) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Great Locomotive Chase.

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Flemingsburg, Kentucky

Flemingsburg is a home rule-class city in Fleming County, Kentucky, in the United States.

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Great Locomotive Chase

The Great Locomotive Chase or Andrews' Raid was a military raid that occurred April 12, 1862, in northern Georgia during the American Civil War.

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Ivan Turchin

Ivan Vasyliovych Turchyn; December 24, 1822 – June 18, 1901) better known by his Anglicised name of John Basil Turchin, was a Union army brigadier general in the American Civil War. He led two critical charges that saved the day at Chickamauga and was among the first to lead soldiers up Missionary Ridge.

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Jacob Parrott

Jacob Wilson Parrott (July 17, 1843–December 22, 1908) was the first recipient of the Medal of Honor, a new military award first presented by the United States Department of War to six Union Army soldiers who participated in the Great Locomotive Chase in 1862 during the American Civil War (1861–1865).

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James Andrews

James Andrews may refer to.

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Kingston, Georgia

Kingston is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, United States.

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List of people from West Virginia

This is a list of prominent people from the territory that now makes up the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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List of people who were executed

This is a list of people who have been executed.

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Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who distinguished themselves by acts of valor.

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Ormsby M. Mitchel

Ormsby MacKnight (or McKnight) Mitchel (August 28, 1810, or possibly 1809,October 30, 1862) was an American astronomer and major general in the American Civil War.

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Reese Bowen Brabson

Reese Bowen Brabson (September 16, 1817 – August 16, 1863) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 3rd district in the United States House of Representatives from 1859 to 1861.

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Robert Buffum

Robert Buffum (July 7, 1828 to July 20, 1871) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War.

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The General (locomotive)

Western & Atlantic Railroad #3 General is a 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive built in 1855 by the Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor in Paterson, New Jersey for the Western & Atlantic Railroad, best known as the engine stolen by Union spies in the Great Locomotive Chase, an attempt to cripple the Confederate rail network during the American Civil War.

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The Great Locomotive Chase

The Great Locomotive Chase is a 1956 Walt Disney Productions CinemaScope adventure film based on the real Great Locomotive Chase that occurred in 1862 during the American Civil War.

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The Texas (locomotive)

Western & Atlantic Railroad #49 "Texas" is a 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive built in 1856 for the Western & Atlantic Railroad by Danforth, Cooke & Co., best known as the principal pursuit engine in the Great Locomotive Chase, chasing the ''General'' after the latter was stolen by Union saboteurs in an attempt to ruin the Confederate rail system during the American Civil War.

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The Yonah (locomotive)

Yonah was a type 4-4-0 steam locomotive that participated in the Great Locomotive Chase of the American Civil War.

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Weirton, West Virginia

Weirton (pron. WEER-ton) is a city in Brooke and Hancock counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Western and Atlantic Railroad

The Western & Atlantic Railroad of the State of Georgia (W&A) is a historic, government-owned railroad which operates in the southeastern United States from Atlanta, Georgia to Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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William Allen Fuller

William Allen Fuller (April 15, 1836 – December 28, 1905) was a conductor on the Western & Atlantic Railroad during the American Civil War era.

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William Bensinger

William Bensinger (January 14, 1840 to December 19, 1918) was an American soldier who fought for the Union in the American Civil War.

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William Hunter Campbell

William Hunter Campbell (September 9, 1839 – June 18, 1862) was an Ohio civilian who worked for the Union Army during the early years of the American Civil War.

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Wilson W. Brown

Wilson Wright Brown (December 25, 1839 – December 25, 1916) was a soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor for his role in the Great Locomotive Chase during the American Civil War.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Andrews

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