Identifier: daringsufferingh03pitt Title: Daring and suffering: a history of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862 .. Year: 1887 (1880s) Authors: Pittenger, William, 1840-1904 Subjects: Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862 Publisher: New York, The War Publishing Co. Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Text Appearing Before Image: ight, April 7th, 1862, orders were sent in regular mili-tary channels to the Colonels of the three Ohio regiments of Sillsbrigade to have a man from each company selected for specialand hazardous service. Each colonel called a meeting of captains, andgetting a general idea of the nature of the work required, each captain selected a man judged to be bestadapted for it, and, returning tohis own company, either gave himpersonal notice or sent him up tohis colonels quarters for instruc-tions. None of the members ofthe first expedition, who were allof the 2nd Ohio, would volun-teer again. The romance con-nected with such an undertakinghad vanished when they foundthemselves face to face with theterrible risks involved. The meeting of officers ar-ranged as to the manner of fur-nishing engineers and firemen,and,as these would be availablein other work, a liberal allowancewas made. Three of those detailedsucceeded in getting through thelines. Two of the men, BrownThat whole regiment was called

Text Appearing After Image: Wilson W. Brown, Engineer. From a war-time pho-tograph. and Knight, were from the 21st Ohiointo line, and the statement publicly made that men who could run engineswere wanted for detailed service; and any who had experience in thatline were asked to step two paces to the front. Brown thus describeswhat followed. The Colonel ordered me to report to his headquarters for instructions ; when I did,he told me that there was a secret raid being, organized to penetrate into the South toburn bridges, and that, to complete the work, a locomotive would have to be captured ; he Selection of Engineers and Soldiers. 37 added that I had been selected to run this locomotive, though, to guard against all con-tingencies, two other engineers would be along to take my place if anything happened tome. After giving me some advice he ordered me to report to Gen. Mitchel in person. Idid so, and handed the General a note from the Colonel, which he read, and remainedsilent for a moment. Then he said, This is

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