. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . the place of meeting, and Andrews shook hands heartilywith the members of each as they passed. A considerable interval oftime was permitted to elapse between the starting of each squad and thesucceeding one, for the separation was to be made from this point, andwe did not wish to meet again till Marietta, Ga., was reached, or at least,till on board the last train of cars leading to that point. As we picked our uncertain way along the railroad, stumbling over theties which were visible only by the lightn
. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . the place of meeting, and Andrews shook hands heartilywith the members of each as they passed. A considerable interval oftime was permitted to elapse between the starting of each squad and thesucceeding one, for the separation was to be made from this point, andwe did not wish to meet again till Marietta, Ga., was reached, or at least,till on board the last train of cars leading to that point. As we picked our uncertain way along the railroad, stumbling over theties which were visible only by the lightning flashes, I looked back andsaw Andrews, with none but the three members of the last group nearhim. He was looking after us, his head bent slightly forward in thepensive attitude habitual with him, and a broad stream of lightning madehim at that moment stand out as clearly as the mid-day; the next momenthe disappeared in utter darkness, and the crash of thunder overheaddrowned every other sound. We hurried on our way and were soon farfrom the place of meeting. 52 Daring and Seen by the Lightning Flash. CHAPTER HISTORY OF JAMES J. ANDREWS. THERE are few more romantic figures among those who rose intoprominence during the great civil war than James J. Andrews. Themanner in which he inspired confidence among the officers of theNorthern and Southern armies alike, and bound to him all the privatesoldiers with whom he came in contact, is very remarkable. The charac-ter of our parting from him at the beginning of the furious thunderstorm
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