. Chattanooga and her battle-fields. NATIONAL CEMETERY, CHATTANOOGA. Now one of the largest National Ct_-nietenes in tlie cnumry. Here were buried in i8W> a total ot 13,001 Union soldiers ; 8,038 known and 4,Q3 unknown. The arched gateway, erected by the Government, cost ? 15,000. 27 190*. Monument to Andrews Raiders, National Cemetery, with of General THE ANDREWS RAIDERS. The General. In the National Cemetery are burled James J. Andrews and his companions, who captured an engine at Big Shanty on the Western & Atlantic Railway in an attempt to burn bridges and cut the Confederate
. Chattanooga and her battle-fields. NATIONAL CEMETERY, CHATTANOOGA. Now one of the largest National Ct_-nietenes in tlie cnumry. Here were buried in i8W> a total ot 13,001 Union soldiers ; 8,038 known and 4,Q3 unknown. The arched gateway, erected by the Government, cost ? 15,000. 27 190*. Monument to Andrews Raiders, National Cemetery, with of General THE ANDREWS RAIDERS. The General. In the National Cemetery are burled James J. Andrews and his companions, who captured an engine at Big Shanty on the Western & Atlantic Railway in an attempt to burn bridges and cut the Confederate Army from its base of supplies. They were overtaken ; eight were executed as spies, six were paroled, and eight escaped from prison. The famous engine General which was captured is kept as a memorial in the Ihiion Station at Chattanooga. A tablet tells the story of the raid. I LIBRARY OF CONGRESS I 111 1111 0 014 611 257 2
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