On the night of April as Kennesaw,) just north of Andrews’ Raiders 11, 1862, a group of Union Marietta, the train stopped continued north, trying to spies, now known as for breakfast and the twenty burn the railroad bridges. Andrews’ Raiders, were men kidnapped the train The men had not planned on staying at the Kennesaw while everyone ate at the rain, however, and because House. The raiders were nearby depot. The spies the wooden bridges were planning to steal the made their way up the line wet, they would not burn. locomotive named General trying to burn the tracks After eight hours, the chase the next morning and behind them. ended when the General ran destroy the railroad The engineer of the out of fuel. between Marietta and General, William Fuller, saw The men abandoned Chattanooga. On the the spies steal the train and the engine and fled into the morning of April 12, 1862, chased after the spies on countryside when the Texas 18 Union soldiers and two foot until he found an engine and Fuller closed in on civilians climbed aboard the that would help him follow them. Eventually, all the train along with the other the spies. Finally, Fuller raiders were caputred; eight passengers in Marietta. found the engine named were executed; eight As the train made its Texas, and he chased escaped prison and the rest way north on the Western & Andrews’ Raiders in it in remained in prison until Atlantic railroad, the men reverse because the train they were exchanged for began to make their move. was headed south on the Confederate soldiers in At Big Shanty (now known tracks when he boarded it. 1863.
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