. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . as having stepped out as an engineer. I was presented to Andrews, whowas there, and he asked me if I considered myself competent to take charge of an en-gine. I said that I was perfectly compe-tent, and showed my papers. He hadhis maps of the country spread out on theColonels table, and showed me on themap where I was at that time, and wherehe wanted me to go. It looked muchbetter on paper than I afterwards foundit on land. Andrews also told me that Iwould have to take off my uniform andput on citizens
. The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 . as having stepped out as an engineer. I was presented to Andrews, whowas there, and he asked me if I considered myself competent to take charge of an en-gine. I said that I was perfectly compe-tent, and showed my papers. He hadhis maps of the country spread out on theColonels table, and showed me on themap where I was at that time, and wherehe wanted me to go. It looked muchbetter on paper than I afterwards foundit on land. Andrews also told me that Iwould have to take off my uniform andput on citizens clothes. He stated thatif we were caught in the enemys lines,and they knew us, we would be treated asspies. The Colonel then gave me a passto go down and procure clothing, sayingto take nothing in my pockets that wouldgive me away, if captured ; but told meif I was captured to get out by enlistingin the Southern army or any way I could,and it would be considered honorablewhen I got back. I went to town, boughtclothes, got supper at the hotel, andstarted out the road by myself as he told. William Knight, Engineer. From a war-time pho-tograph. me. Before I got outside the lines I fell in with two others, but as the party were allstrangers, I cannot say who they were. Capt. Sarratt was not asked to select any man. He had long beenfretting over the four engaged in the former attempt, and told Andrews,with some satisfaction, that he would not al-low any of his boys to go a second time: buthis surprise was great when he was simply re-quired to inform Corporal Pittenger, thathe is selected as the man from your com-pany. He did not then learn the reasonfor what may have seemed to him a strangechoice, but probably attributed it to , under whom I had formerlyserved. He was not kept long in the I was busily engaged in my owntent, I was notified that Captain Sarratt waslooking for me. Going out into the com-pany street—for the hundred men in acompany lodge usually in
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