Description: Chattanooga, Tn - Union Depot Exhibit - The General Locomotive - Andrews Raiders: Western & Atlantic Railroad #3 General is a 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive built in 1855 by the Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor in Paterson, New Jersey for the Western & Atlantic Railroad, best known as the engine stolen by Union spies in the Great Locomotive Chase, an attempt to cripple the Confederate rail network during the American Civil War. Today, the locomotive is preserved at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, Georgia, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1855 by Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor in Paterson, New Jersey, The General provided freight and passenger service between Atlanta, Georgia, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, before the Civil War on the Western and Atlantic Railroad of the State of Georgia and later, the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company. During the Civil War on April 12, 1862, The General was commandeered by Northerners led by James J. Andrews at Big Shanty (now Kennesaw, Georgia), and abandoned north of Ringgold, after being pursued by William Allen Fuller and the Texas. Low on water and wood, the General eventually lost steam pressure and speed, and slowed to a halt two miles north of Ringgold, where Andrews and his raiders abandoned the locomotive and tried to flee. In 1864, the Battle of Atlanta had forced the withdrawal of General John Bell Hood's forces from the city. Hood ordered the ordnance depot destroyed as he left Atlanta on September 1, 1864. To this end, the General was severely damaged by being run into boxcars of ammunition and the locomotive Missouri. This was done deliberately so as to render the engine unusable for the approaching Union forces. This White Border Era (1915-30) postcard is in good condition. Head House Cigar Co. Chattanooga, TN. No. 5823.
Price: 8.5 USD
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End Time: 2024-10-27T02:03:26.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
City: Chattanooga
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Head House Cigar Co.
Subject: Union Depot Exhibit - The General Locomotive
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: White Border (1915-1930)
Theme: Andrews Raiders, Architecture, Cities & Towns, Civil War, Events, Exhibitions, Landscapes, Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor, The General, Transportation, Union Depot Exhibit, Western & Atlantic Railroad
Country: United States
Region: Tennessee
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1920-1929
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
