LEADER 00000nim a22005055a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125051441.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 130915s2011 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9781982481926 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1982481927 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ bsa_9781441789082_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT10024693 037 10024693|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 973.7/31|222 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Bonds, Russell S. 245 10 Stealing the General :|bthe great locomotive chase and the first Medal of Honor|h[Hoopla electronic resource]. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bBlackstone Publishing,|c2011. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (15hr., 12 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Bronson Pinchot. 520 On April 12, 1862-one year to the day after Confederate guns opened on Fort Sumter and started the Civil War-a tall, mysterious smuggler and self-appointed Union spy named James J. Andrews and nineteen infantry volunteers infiltrated Georgia and stole a steam engine called the General. Racing northward at speeds near sixty miles an hour, cutting telegraph lines, and destroying track along the way, Andrews planned to open East Tennessee to the Union army, cutting off men and materiel from the Confederate forces in Virginia. If they succeeded, Andrews and his raiders could change the course of the war. But the General's young conductor, William A. Fuller, chased the stolen train first on foot, then by handcar, and finally aboard another engine, the Texas. He pursued the General until, running out of wood and water, Andrews and his men abandoned the doomed locomotive, ending the adventure that would soon be famous as "The Great Locomotive Chase." But the ordeal of the soldiers involved was just beginning. In the days that followed, the raiders were hunted down and captured. Eight were tried and executed as spies, including Andrews. Eight others made a daring escape, including two assisted by a network of slaves and Union sympathizers. For their actions, before a personal audience with President Abraham Lincoln, six of the raiders became the first men in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor-the nation's highest decoration for gallantry. Americans north and south, both at the time and ever since, have been astounded and fascinated by this daring raid. But until now, there has not been a complete history of the entire episode and the fates of all those involved. Based on eyewitness accounts, as well as correspondence, diaries, military records, newspaper reports, deposition testimony, and other primary sources, Stealing the General is a blend of meticulous research and compelling narrative that is destined to become the definitive history of "the boldest adventure of the war." 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 0 General, The (Steam locomotive) 650 0 Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862. 650 0 Medal of Honor. 651 0 Tennessee|xHistory|yCivil War, 1861-1865|xSecret service. 651 0 Georgia|xHistory|yCivil War, 1861-1865|xSecret service. 651 0 United States|xHistory|yCivil War, 1861-1865|xSecret service. 700 1 Pinchot, Bronson.|4nrt 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 10024693?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ bsa_9781441789082_180.jpeg