On the 26th of March, 1863, the first six Medals of Honor were awarded to 6 surviving members of the Andrew's Raiders, who, one year earlier , had participating in a daring union raid into the south to commandeer a railroad engine and hobble Confederate supply lines around Chattanooga. The first of the six went to private Jacob Parrott.

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Resources: • https://www.thoughtco.com/great-locomotive-chase-2360250 • Andrews Raiders - Warfare History Network https://warfarehistorynetwork.com • Bravery remembered: Civil War raiders recognized for Great Locomotive Chase: https://www.army.mil • Great Locomotive Chase - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Locomotive_Chase • Marker Monday: Western & Atlantic Railroad Tunnel - Georgia Historical Society https://georgiahistory.com • The Great Locomotive Chase - AMERICAN HERITAGE https://www.americanheritage.com • The Great Locomotive Chase - Largest U.S. Army Veteran Directory + Service History Archive https://www.togetherweserved.com • The Great Locomotive Chase - WVTF https://www.wvtf.org • The Great Locomotive Chase: The First Awarded Medals of Honor https://www.cmoh.org Capturing a Locomotive: My Account of the Great Railroad Adventure by Rev. William Pittenger

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Resources: https://www.thoughtco.com/great-locomotive-chase-2360250

Andrews Raiders - Warfare History Network https://warfarehistorynetwork.com

Bravery remembered: Civil War raiders recognized for Great Locomotive Chase: https://www.army.mil

Great Locomotive Chase - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Locomotive_Chase

Marker Monday: Western & Atlantic Railroad Tunnel - Georgia Historical Society https://georgiahistory.com

The Great Locomotive Chase - AMERICAN HERITAGE https://www.americanheritage.com

The Great Locomotive Chase - Largest U.S. Army Veteran Directory + Service History Archive https://www.togetherweserved.com

The Great Locomotive Chase - WVTF https://www.wvtf.org

The Great Locomotive Chase: The First Awarded Medals of Honor https://www.cmoh.org

Capturing a Locomotive: My Account of the Great Railroad Adventure by Rev. William Pittenger

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