. The story of the "General", 1862. -- . joint resolution of Congress approvedJuly 12, 1862. and Section 6 of the sundry civil ap-propriation Acts of March 3, 1863. The men whoescaped from prison in October, 1862, were alsosubsequently awarded medals. Of those who hadbeen executed, medals were delivered to the motherof Ross and to the widows of Scott and Slavens. Inthe case of Robertson a medal was also issued, but towhom it was delivered cannot now be ascertained. Very respectfully, (Signed) F. C. Ainsworth, Chief Record and Pension Office. The survivors of the Andrews Raiders haveerected a m
. The story of the "General", 1862. -- . joint resolution of Congress approvedJuly 12, 1862. and Section 6 of the sundry civil ap-propriation Acts of March 3, 1863. The men whoescaped from prison in October, 1862, were alsosubsequently awarded medals. Of those who hadbeen executed, medals were delivered to the motherof Ross and to the widows of Scott and Slavens. Inthe case of Robertson a medal was also issued, but towhom it was delivered cannot now be ascertained. Very respectfully, (Signed) F. C. Ainsworth, Chief Record and Pension Office. The survivors of the Andrews Raiders haveerected a monument to their fallen comrades, andit stands today in the National Cemetery at Chat-tanooga. (See cut on page II.) The General isreproduced in miniature on top of the monument,and on the left hand side is a die containing thenames of the Raiders who were executed in At-lanta; on the right hand side a die containing thenames of the eight who escaped from prison at At-lanta; and at the rear a die containing the names ofthose SAMUEL SLAVEXS, Private, Company E, 33dOhio Infantry, member of the Andrews Raiding in Atlanta, Ga., June 18, 1862. TiUMtei
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