| Title |
"The General" steam engine, Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1930-1935
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| Description |
"The General" steam engine, Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1930-1935. Caption reads: "The Story of The 'General'. In the National Cemetery are buried James J. Andrews and his companions, who captured an Engine at Big Shanty off the Western & Atlantic Railway in an attempt to burn bridges and cut the Confederate Army from the base of supplies. They were overtaken. Eight were executed as spies, six were paroled and eight escaped form prison. The famous engine 'General' which was captured is kept as a Memorial in the Union Station at Chattanooga. A tablet tells the story on the raid." Postmark date: November 25, 1935; Postcard number: 5823; Message included. Message reads: "11-24-1935 - Sunday Evening. About thirty three years ago you gave me a thrill to be remembered in reading the story of Andrews and the General. Today we saw it, a well-served memento of a sorrowful event. The canon ball or shell you gave me rests on a polished base containing the letter telling of its firing on my office desk. The story has been told to hundreds. The Linns"
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| Extent |
2 images; Postcard; color |
| Date |
1930/1935 |
| Location |
Chattanooga; United States; Tennessee; North America |
| Subject(s) |
Postcards; Railroad locomotives |
| Citation |
National Trust Library Historic Postcard collection |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/9280
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#CNE
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| Terms of Use |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries.
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| Digital Collection(s) |
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