James J. Andrews
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Weirton |
West Virginia | |
United States | |
Date of died | June 7,1862 |
Died | Atlanta |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Place of burial | Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
Service/branch | Union Army |
Rank | Civilian |
Battles and wars | American Civil War |
Great Locomotive Chase | |
Job | Spy |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1254057 |
James J. Andrews Life story
James J. Andrews was a Kentucky civilian who worked for the Union Army during the early years of the American Civil War. He led a daring raid behind enemy lines on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, known as the Great Locomotive Chase.