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course toward the Union lines. Confederate pur-suers with whom I have since conversed haveagreed on two points — that we could have es-caped in the manner here pointed out; and thatan attack on the pursuing train would likely havebeen successful. But Andrews thought otherwise,at least in relation to the former plan, and orderedus to jump from the locomotive, and, dispersing inthe woods, each endeavor to save himself.
The question is often asked, “Why did you notreverse your engine and thus wreck the one fol-lowing ? ” Wanton injury was no part of our plan,and we could not afford to throw away our enginetill the last extremity. When the raiders werejumping off, however, the engine was reversedand driven back, but by that time the steam wasso nearly exhausted that the Confederate enginehad no difficulty in reversing and receiving theshock without injury. Both were soon at astand-still, and the Confederates, reenforced bya party from a train which soon arrived on thescene,— the express passenger, which had beenturned back at Calhoun,— continued the chase onfoot.
It is easy now to understand why Mitchelpaused thirty miles west of Chattanooga . TheAndrews raiders had been forced to stop eighteenmiles south of the same town, and no flying trainmet Mitchel with tidings that all the railroad com-munications of Chattanooga were destroyed, andthat the town was in a panic and undefended.
A few words will give the sequel to this remark-able enterprise. The hunt for the fugitive raiderswas prompt, energetic, and successful. Several
tV The participants in the raid were : James J. An-drews,* Leader; William Campbell,* a civilian who vol-unteered to accompany the raiders; George D. Wilson,*Co. B, 2d Ohio ; Marion A. Boss,* Co. A, 2d Ohio ; PerryG. Shadrack,* Co. K, 2d Ohio ; Samuel Slavens,* 33dOhio; Samuel Bobinson,* Co. G, 33d Ohio ; John Scott,*Co. K, 21st Ohio ; Wilson W. Brown,t Co. F, 21st Ohio ;
were captured the same day, and all but twowithin a week. Even these two were overtakenand brought back, when they supposed that theywere virtually out of danger. Two who had reachedMarietta, but had failed to board the train (J. K.Porter,t Co. C, 21st Ohio , and Martin J. Hawkins,!Co. A, 33d Ohio ), were identified and added tothe band of prisoners. Now follows the saddestpart of the story. Being in citizens’ dress withinan enemy’s lines, the whole party were held asspies. A court-martial was convened, and theleader and seven out of the remaining twenty-onewere condemned and executed, fa The others were
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William Knight,t Co. E, 21st Ohio ; Mark Woo<l,t Co. C,21st Ohio; James A. Wilson,t Co. C, 21st Ohio ; JohnWollamJ Co. C, 33d Ohio; P. A. Dorsey,t Co. H, 33d Ohio ;Jacob Parrott,t Co. K, 33d Ohio ; Robert Buffiim,} Co. H,21st Ohio; William Bensinger,J Co. G, 21st Ohio ; Will-iam Reddick ,% Co. B, 33d Ohio ; E. H. Mason, + Co. K,21st Ohio; William Pittenger,J Co. G, 2d Ohio.— Editors.
* Executed.
t Escaped.
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