THE ANDREWS RAIDERS MEMORIAL MARKER
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: War Memorial Historical Wayside Markers
Year Dedicated: 1965
Access: Cemetery
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Photograph By: DALE K. BENINGTON
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
ANDREWS RAID WAS INTENT ON WRECKING CONFEDERATE SUPPLY LINES. THE RAIDERS CAPTURED A LOCOMOTIVE “THE GENERAL” IN AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE BUT RAN OUR OF FUEL AND THE RAIDERS ABOARD WERE CAPTURED.
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