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There is also mention of the execution of seven members of the raiding party, including James Andrews, the leader.Īs a first-person account, Daring and Suffering is doubtlessly the most correct account we will ever have of this amazing event. Today the "General" is on display in Kennesaw, GA and the "Texas" is at the Atlanta History Center.ĭaring and Suffering was written during the latter part of the war, and not only includes the raid itself, but the author's experiences both on the way to the raid, and later as a prisoner following his capture. The raid was thwarted by the fact that the train engineer chased the raiders, first using a hand cart for almost 20 miles, then with a small yard engine, the "Yonah", and finally with "Texas" running backwards for the last 60 miles. The goal was to destroy the tracks and bridges as they went, thus disrupting the Confederate supply lines and hastening the end of the war. The great Andrews raid involved stealing a Confederate train and trying to take it back to Union lines. Andrews on probably the most audaciously daring raid by either side during the Civil War. Pittenger was a member of the Civil War raider group led by James J. Daring and Suffering by William PittingerįULL TITLE: Daring and Suffering: A History of the Andrews Railroad Raid