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FRIDAY

Main Stage — Downtown 6 p.m. — Morgan Taylor 8 p.m. — TJ Cochran Band

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Main Stage — Downtown 11 a.m. — Parade Noon — Boogie Down Skaters 1 p.m. — Dixie Fire Cloggers 1:30 p.m. — Dance Expressions 2 p.m. — Championship Karate 2:30 p.m. — Miss Locomotive Pageant 6 p.m. — Drop Dead Dangerous 8 p.m. — Babes Bayou 10 p.m. — Fireworks 10:30 p.m. — Raffl e Drawings

Logtown Stage — Food Court 11 a.m. — Parade Noon — Max Dutton & The North Ramblers 2:05 p.m. — SEO Martial Arts, Calhoun 2:30 p.m. — A.M. Radio Show 4 p.m. — Connor Priest Band 6 p.m. — Chip McGuire Band 8 p.m. — Hunter Blalock 9 p.m. — Chloe Litton 10 p.m. — Taylor Cole

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BY MICHAEL K. SHAFFER & Charleston Railroad when the clined to maintain a degree of who forced them to enlist outside Special Contributor opportunity offered.” calmness on the journey. Mitchel Chattanooga. Llewellyn quickly Mitchel also sought an oppor- approved and sent out a notifi ca- deserted, while Smith remained Venturing behind enemy lines tunity to destroy the Confederate tion to his troops asking for vol- in an artillery battery. The raid- during the supply line from to Chat- unteers. Gathering outside Shel- ers purchased tickets to Marietta carried great risk; military per- tanooga, the Western & Atlantic byville, , on Monday on the 5 p.m. train. sonnel caught in civilian attire Railroad. evening, April 7, 1862, Andrews Before leaving Chattanooga, faced the hangman’s noose. To accomplish this ancillary selected 22 soldiers — members they learned Mitchel had cap- Making a trek some 100 miles portion of his orders, of various Ohio regiments and tured Huntsville, Alabama; the into unfriendly territory to steal turned to a civilian, James An- one other civilian — and began rains had not slowed his army, as a 25-ton locomotive, did someone drews, who had made frequent detailing the upcoming operation. Andrews had speculated. have his head in the clouds? trips into Georgia. Becoming a Each member of the party, The party arrived in Marietta Well, perhaps not in the clouds, Shaffer recognized face along the tracks dressed in civilian attire, would near midnight and headed for the but Brigadier General Ormsby of the W&A, Andrews befriended make their way to Chattanoo- Fletcher House (home today of Mitchel, nicknamed “Old Stars,” ing under the command of Major several locals, as on each of his ga on foot (roughly 90 miles). If the Marietta Museum of History). a pre-war astronomer, may have General , re- forays, he brought needed sup- questioned along the way, An- Much to the delight of the hotel’s had his sights set on the stars, as ceived orders to “…march south plies like quinine. drews told them to state they proprietor, business boomed, and in adding one to the single star across Tennessee into north Al- Distributing his welcomed hailed from Fleming County, he only had room for 20 of the on his shoulder. Mitchel, operat- abama to occupy the Memphis goods afforded Andrews the op- Kentucky, and were making 22 members of Andrews’s party. portunity to their way to Georgia to join the Hawkins and Porter found lodg- “You’ve probably heard a lot about obtain valu- Confederate army. Andrews had ing in the Marietta Hotel, forgot Cannabidiol, or CBD? But have you able informa- spent time in Fleming County, to tip the desk clerk to wake them heard about the one company taking tion. 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From Page 8 The conductor, William Fuller, called out “Big Shanty! Twenty minutes for breakfast!” The crew (Fuller, Jeff Cain, and Anthony Murphy) and passengers quickly exited the cars and eagerly headed toward the breakfast tables. An- drews and his raiders remained behind and uncoupled the mail car and two box cars, all within sight of Camp McDon- ald, Georgia’s largest wartime training site. Interrupting his breakfast, the rattling of plates. Fuller jumped to his feet, rushed to the door, and saw his beloved locomo- tive, the General, steaming away. What to do? Reacting quickly, Fuller, Cain and Murphy began pursuit on foot. The low grade of the W&A made running somewhat more comfortable, but three men on foot could never catch a steaming locomotive. Or could they? After briefly stopping at Moon’s Station to cut telegraph wire and stack crossties on the tracks, the raiders steamed on. Fuller and crew, along with two members of a nearby work crew, com- mandeered a pole car and picked up speed as they continued the pursuit. Rushing across the Etowah River, Andrews ignored a small yard engine on a siding. When the Art by Skip McNutt pursuit party arrived, they boarded this little engine, , and continued, but with an enhanced speed. Their work managed to stop the William Rolling into Kingston, where Andrews R. Smith, but Fuller and Murphy contin- knew he would have to pull the Gener- ued the chase, again on foot. al onto a siding and await a southbound They did not have to stretch their tiring train, he met with an unwelcome sur- leg muscles for long. Soon, they met the prise. Mitchel’s capture of Huntsville had southbound engine, , and con- prompted Confederate officials in Chatta- vinced engineer Peter Bracken to chase nooga to remove material out of the city. the General — in reverse! The rails of the W&A hummed. Slowing to pass through Calhoun, Full- Not one, but three southbound trains er picked up Dalton’s telegraph operator forced Andrews and the raiders to wait for Ed Henderson; another engine, the Ca- more than an hour in Kingston. Fuller and toosa joined in the chase, also running in crew, according to accounts, ran the Yo- reverse. Fuller reckoned a telegraph man nah at speeds of more than 60 miles per might come in handy. hour and arrived in Kingston four min- Between Calhoun and Resaca, Andrews utes after Andrews and company steamed ordered the raiders to uncouple one of the away. Fuller, spotting his friend Wiley remaining cars, rolling an obstacle back Harbin, engineer of the William R. Smith, toward the oncoming Texas. Bracken sim- requested use of Harbin’s locomotive ply slowed, coupled to the orphaned car, to continue the chase. “Climb aboard,” and resumed the chase. He repeated this shouted Harbin, and the party, augmented exercise when the raiders pushed another with 30 to 40 militia troops lurched for- car in his direction. ward out of Kingston. Andrews began to fear for the success Screeching to a halt just outside of of his mission. The pursuers continued Adairsville, Andrews realized, perhaps to close the gap, leaving the raiders little for the first time during the mission, his time stop and take on the fuel and water mistake in failing to bring proper equip- needed to power the General. ment to pry-up the rail lines. The raiders loosened a couple of rails and rolled away. SEE CHASE, PAGE 10 10 Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Semaphore 2019 The North Bartow News

where they tore up rails and blocked Oakland Cemetery. Six of the men, the route north. The raiders pleaded later part of a prisoner exchange, Chase with Andrews to stop at Tunnel Hill became the first recipients of the and engage their pursuers. Andrews, . All of the surviving From Page 9 not a man with a military bent, pre- raiders eventually returned to active Passing through Dalton at breakneck ferred to continue moving northward. duty with their respective Ohio reg- speed, the invaders, after a close brush The Texas slowed to a crawl as she iments. with derailment, continued northward. approached Tunnel Hill; Fuller and , one of Andrews’s The Texas slowed just enough for company convinced the raiders had Raiders, later wrote an account of Henderson to jump off and run into laid some trap inside the dark passage. their daring mission. He summed up his telegraph office. He immediately To their surprise, when the sun’s rays the event in stating, “The idle boast began tapping a message Fuller had once again danced across their faces that one Southern soldier was worth scribbled on a sheet of paper. as they emerged out the other end of five ‘Yankees’ was probably never sin- “My train was captured this A.M. the tunnel, the rail remained clear. cerely made in that extreme form; but at Big Shanty, evidently by Federal Nearing Ringgold, the General ran there was a firm belief that, man for soldiers in disguise. They are making out of steam and rolled to a halt. An- man, the advantage was on the side of rapidly for Chattanooga, possibly with drews yelled, “Jump off and scatter ... the rebels. Nothing during the whole the idea of burning the railroad bridg- every man for himself!” war did so much to shake this feeling The History of the es in their rear. If I do not capture The party took to the nearby woods, as our raid. It was beating the enemy them in the meantime, see that they each accomplice on his own in an at- at his own game.” Adairsville Depot do not pass Chattanooga.” tempt to reach the safety of Federal Tap, tap, tap ... and then the wire lines. Confederate cavalry quickly — Michael K. Shaffer: is a Civil BY RANDALL GOLDEN went dead. The raiders, outside of rounded them up. Rushing through the War historian, author, lecturer, and Adairsville was once the site of a major repair Dalton, had cut the telegraph wire, hills of north Georgia, covering a dis- instructor, who remains a member of facility for the Western and Atlantic Railroad. leaving Henderson to wonder whether tance of 87 miles at speeds surpassing the Society of Civil War Historians, In the Oothcalooga Valley region of Northwest any of his communication had trav- 60 miles per hour. Historians of the Civil War Western Georgia, the city depended on the station for eled the cables into Chattanooga. After five hours, the chase ended. Theater and the Georgia Association employment and shipping. The area is a vast ag- Enough of the message got through Fuller recovered the General, and to- of Historians. Readers may contact ricultural center for the entire state. before the wires went cold. Confeder- day, one can view her at the Southern him or request speaking engagements The railroad was an essential part of Adairs- ate Brigadier General Danville Lead- Museum in Kennesaw. via his website www.civilwarhistori- ville. Shortly after the depot was built, the en- better in Chattanooga received the Andrews was hanged on June 7 in an.net. Follow Michael on Facebook tire town moved one mile south to be nearer to telegraph and sent a group of soldiers Atlanta; on June 18, seven other raid- www.facebook.com/michael.k.shaffer southward past Chickamauga to a point ers also hanged outside the city near and Twitter @michaelkshaffer. SEE DEPOT, PAGE 11 The North Bartow News Semaphore 2019 Tuesday, October 1, 2019 11

ued south to pick up the other pursuers, and then returned to Adairsville in re- REAT Depot verse to drop off the freight cars. Then 2018 G they sped off after The General— in From Page 10 reverse. LOCOMOTIVE the station. A roundhouse was con- In May, 1864 a number of minor skir- structed near the depot to permit trains mishes are fought in the area, including CHASE to turn around from 1845 to 1848, while the battle of Woodlands, named for the construction on the Atlanta-Chatta- estate on which it was fought. Godfrey nooga run continued. In 1850, with Barnsley, who owned the estate, was FESTIVAL the completion of the railroad through one of the people from whom Margaret Tunnel Hill, the facility was converted Mitchell based the character Rhett But- to maintenance. ler. Although much of the town was de- The station played a pivotal role in stroyed during the Civil War, the depot the Great Locomotive Chase. Leav- remains intact, and is one of a few an- ing Kingston, James Andrews and his tebellum depots in northwest Georgia. raiders lifted a piece of rail south of After the war, the station continued Adairsville to stop anyone pursuing the to serve the people of the area. In 1907, spies. They also cut the telegraph wire. local residents joined in the “Elberta Unable to reach Atlanta by telegraph Peach Rush.” The peach crop would for hours and now unable to reach come in, the fruit picked, then quick- Kingston, the Adairsville stationmaster ly rushed to market at the same time, was wary of their presence. He fired re- mostly to save on freight costs. peated questions at Andrews while they Encouraged by the success of Barn- waited for a southbound freight. Final- sley Gardens, a revitalization of the ly, the train arrived, and as it passed Adairsville downtown began in 1994. The General, Andrews noted the name The restored depot and the 1902 Stock —“The Texas.” Exchange are anchor sites that were re- A few minutes after leaving Adairs- stored. ville depot, engineer Peter Bracken The first weekend in October, the would stop for Conductor William city celebrates its role in The Great Lo- Fuller, standing in the center of the comotive Chase with a festival held in tracks brandishing a gun. They contin- Downtown Adairsville.

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