Capturing a Locomotive: A History of Secret Service in the Late War

This edition of the Andrews Railroad raid by Union soldiers embraces a full and accurate account of this secret journey to the heart of the confederacy. Pittenger, the author, recalls his story of the secret raid to cut the rail link between Marietta and Chattanooga, his capture and the subsequent prisoner exchange program that set him free. He and the other survivors were the first soldiers with the rank of Private to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.Charlie Chaplin and Walt Disney later made this true story into movies titled, "The General" and "The Great Locomotive Chase". This edition retains the look and feel of the 1881 edition with illustrations and appendix.