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General & The Texas Pictorial history of the Andrews Raid April 12 1862 by S
The General & The Texas Pictorial history of the Andrews Raid April 12 1862 by Stan Cohen & James Bogle
Soft Cover
Copyright 1999 First Printing
154 pages
Table of Contents
Introductioniii
The Military Situation iv
Participants in the Raid1
Profiles of Raiders2
The Case of Private James Smith14
Profiles of Confederate Participants1 6
Route Map2 0
The Great Locomotive Chase21
The Locomotive General3 9
The Locomotive Texas71
The Andrews Raid-A Sequel8 5
The Medal of Honor9 9
The Raiders Go To Hollywood107
Buster Keaton in the General107
Walt Disney's The Great Locomotive Chase120
Index127
Bibliography 12 8
About the Authors12 9
The Art of Wilbur G. Kurtz130
Stamps13 5
The Movies136
The Chase Route13 8
Miscellaneous Sites 147
The General and the Texas152
There were many, many daring exploits conducted during the American Civil War, both on the land and on the sea. They involved incursions far behind enemy lines on both sides, from small raiding parties to full regimental strength.
The Andrews Raid, more commonly known as "The Great Locomotive Chase," involved a small raiding party of 22 troopers from several Ohio regiments and two civilians including James J. Andrews, the leader. It was a very risky venture, for the purpose of disrupting rail traffic between two important Southern supply cities-Chattanooga, Tenn., and Atlanta, Ga. Isolating these points would give the Federal army a chance to strike deep into the heart of the Confederacy.
Many myths have grown up through the years, through the printed word and movies about the raid. The story is be treated pictorially and will contains the largest collection of appropriate photos ever produced in one book. Dozens of books and two major motion pictures have been produced over the years about this one-day affair on April 12, 1862.
This book is a tribute both to those daring raiders and their Confederate pursuers and to the healing process that occurred between adversaries years after the war was over.
Most of the writing and research for this book comes from James G. Bogle of Atlanta, who has written much and who has amassed the largest collection of photographs, books and art work of anyone. His help has transformed my idea into this book. I am sure I speak for all the other authors whom Jim has helped. He opened his huge archives to me and trusted me with most of the photographs and newspapers reproduced in this volume.
The chapter on the movies was researched and written by John Cassidy of Simi Valley, Calif. It was published by my publishing company in 1986 under the title Civil War Cinema, A Pictorial History of Hollywood and the War Between the States.
Also my sincere thanks go to John Hunter and Harper Harris of the Kennesaw Civil War Museum; Keith Lauer of the City of Atlanta Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs, Cyclorama; Robert Fulghum, National Medal of Honor Museum, Chattanooga, Tenn., for their help and encouragement and to Richard Andre of Charleston, W. Va. Mike Egeler produced the cover artwork and Janyce Taylor and Leslie Maricelli of my staff were responsible for the pre-production work.
For a detailed written account of the raid, please check the enclosed bibliography.
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