Great Locomotive Chase

1862 Raid during the American Civil War

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  Atlanta Campaign 1864
  
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  Battle of Allatoona 1864
  
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  Battle of Atlanta 1864
  
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  Battle of Dallas 1864
  
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  Battle of Ezra Church 1864
  
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  Battle of Gilgal Church 1864
  
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  Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 1864
  
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  Battle of Kolb's Farm 1864
  
• 

  Battle of Marietta 1864
  
• 

  Battle of Noonday Creek
  
• 

  Battle of Peachtree Creek 1864
  
• 

  Battle of Taliwa 1755
  
• 

  Battle of Utoy Creek 1864
  
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  Great Locomotive Chase 1862
  

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1864-09-02T00:00:00Z

Atlanta Campaign

1864-10-05T00:00:00Z

Battle of Allatoona

1864-07-22T00:00:00Z

Battle of Atlanta

1864-05-26T00:00:00Z

Battle of Dallas

1864-07-28T00:00:00Z

Battle of Ezra Church

1864-06-15T00:00:00Z

Battle of Gilgal Church

1864-06-27T00:00:00Z

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain

1864-06-22T00:00:00Z

Battle of Kolb's Farm

1864-07-03T00:00:00Z

Battle of Marietta

1864-07-20T00:00:00Z

Battle of Peachtree Creek

1755-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Taliwa

1864-08-05T00:00:00Z

Battle of Utoy Creek

1862-04-12T00:00:00Z

Great Locomotive Chase

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The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1910) (14738139626)

The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1910) (14738206976)

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The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1910) (14758864824)

The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1910) (14760834962)

The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1910) (14761180045)

The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1917) (14572842580)

The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1917) (14573090997)

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The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1917) (14759595895)

The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1917) (14779431233)

The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men (1897) (14575985890)

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	Atlanta Campaign	1864	military campaign		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Allatoona	1864	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Atlanta	1864	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Dallas	1864	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Ezra Church	1864	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Gilgal Church	1864	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Kennesaw Mountain	1864	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Kolb's Farm	1864	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Marietta	1864	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Noonday Creek		battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Peachtree Creek	1864	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Taliwa	1755	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Utoy Creek	1864	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Great Locomotive Chase	1862	raid		Wikidata
image	Andrews-raid-court-martial	1893			Wikimedia
image	Anthony Murphy				Wikimedia
image	DoV1-018 - Mitchel Raid	1901			Wikimedia
image	Edward Henderson				Wikimedia
image	Iiif-public gdcmassbookdig greatlocomotivec00pitt 3 greatlocomotivec00pitt 3 0008-full-pct 100.0-0-default	1887			Wikimedia
image	"The%20great%20locomotive%20chase;%20a%20history%20of%20the%20Andrews%20railroad%20raid%20into%20Georgia%20in%201862"%20(1917).jpg Image from page 268 of "The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862" (1917)	1917			Wikimedia
image	Jefferson Cain				Wikimedia
image	Knox-county-tn-courthouse-1842-86	1893			Wikimedia
image	Peter James Bracken				Wikimedia
image	Peter James Bracken 1				Wikimedia
image	The General abandonded	1887			Wikimedia
image	The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1910) (14738139626)	1910			Wikimedia
image	The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1910) (14738206976)	1910			Wikimedia
image	The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1910) (14757962221)	1910			Wikimedia
image	The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1910) (14758864824)	1910			Wikimedia
image	The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1910) (14760834962)	1910			Wikimedia
image	The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1910) (14761180045)	1910			Wikimedia
image	The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1917) (14572842580)	1917			Wikimedia
image	The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1917) (14573090997)	1917			Wikimedia
image	The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1917) (14759233902)	1917			Wikimedia
image	The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1917) (14759270812)	1917			Wikimedia
image	The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1917) (14759595895)	1917			Wikimedia
image	The great locomotive chase; a history of the Andrews railroad raid into Georgia in 1862 (1917) (14779431233)	1917			Wikimedia
image	The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men (1897) (14575985890)	1897			Wikimedia