Title: Northern Georgia, April 12, 1862 Description: Raiders under the command of James J. Andrews, under orders from Union General Ormsby M. Mitchel, flee in a stolen locomotive, lower left, after creating destruction along the important Western & Atlantic Railroad; the raiders are pursued by troops in Confederate trains, above left, approaching a wooden bridge in which the raiders have left a burning car; in reality, heavy rains prevented the Federal raiders from burning such bridges and cars and almost all of the Union raiders were caught and some shot as spies; (Artist: William Knight); Location: Northern Georgia Date: April 12, 1862 Category: American Civil War Topic: Artwork Keywords: American Civil War, Andrews' Raid, 1862, guerrillas, raids, sabotage, saboteurs Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1650 x 1989 (3.28 MPixels) (1.21) Print Size: 14.0 x 16.8 cm; 5.5 x 6.6 inches File Size: 9.56 MB (10,021,844 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000006885c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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