. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . essful. Several -fa The participants in the raid were: James J. An-drews,* Leader; William Campbell,* a civilian who vol-unteered to accompany the raiders ; George ,*Co. B, 2d Ohio ; Marion A. Ross,* Co. A, 2d Ohio; PerryG. Shadrack,* Co. K, 2d Ohio; Samuel Slavens,* 33dOhio; Samuel Robinson,* Co. G, 33d Ohio; John Scott,*Co. K, 21st Ohio ; Wilson W. Brown,t Co. P, 21st Ohio; were captured the same day, and all but twowithin a week. Even these two were overtakenand brought
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . essful. Several -fa The participants in the raid were: James J. An-drews,* Leader; William Campbell,* a civilian who vol-unteered to accompany the raiders ; George ,*Co. B, 2d Ohio ; Marion A. Ross,* Co. A, 2d Ohio; PerryG. Shadrack,* Co. K, 2d Ohio; Samuel Slavens,* 33dOhio; Samuel Robinson,* Co. G, 33d Ohio; John Scott,*Co. K, 21st Ohio ; Wilson W. Brown,t Co. P, 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. ,t Co. C, 21st Ohio, and Martin J. Hawkins,tCo. A, 33d Ohio), were identified and added tothe band of prisoners. Now follows the saddestpart of the story. Being in citizens dress withinan enemys 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.■& The others were. WMmki r MEMORIAL DAT AT CHATTANOOGA, 1883. GRAVES OFANDREWS AND HIS COMPANIONS. William Co. E, 21st Ohio; Mark Co. C,21st Ohio; James A. Co. C, 21st Ohio; Co. C, 33d Ohio; D. A. Co. H, 33d Ohio;Jacob Parrott,: Co. K, 33d Ohio; Robert Buffum,; Co. H,21st Ohio; William Bensinger,* Co. G, 21st Ohio; Will-iam Co. B, 33d Ohio; E. H. Mason,* Co. K,2lst Ohio; William Pittenger,! Co. G, 2d Ohio.—Editors. Executed. t Escaped. t Exchanged. 7i6 NOTES ON THE LOCOMOTIVE CHASE. never brought to trial, probably because of theadvance of Union forces and the consequent con-fusion into which the affairs of the Departments ofEast Tennessee and Georgia were thrown. Of theremaining fourteen, eight succeeded, by a bold ef-fort,—attacking their guard in broad daylight,—inmaking their escape from Atlanta, Ga., and ulti-mately in reaching
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