James J. Andrews
(1829-1862)
Union Army soldier
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James J. Andrews (c. 1829 – June 7, 1862) was a Kentucky civilian who worked for the Union Army during the early years of the American Civil War. He led a daring raid behind enemy lines on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, known as the Great Locomotive Chase. Andrews and seven fellow raiders were caught at the end of the chase and executed by the Confederates on the charge of spying.
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1829 Holiday's Cove, Virginia (now Weirton, West Virginia)
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7 June 1862 (aged 32) Atlanta, Georgia
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