Q: What’s the story behind The General locomotive in Kennesaw? A: The General is best known for its role in the Great Locomotive Chase of the Civil War, also known as Andrews' Raid. The steam ...

In the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862, Union volunteers attempted to commandeer a train and ride it to a Southern stronghold, destroying bridges and rail lines behind them. It failed spectacularly.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two Ohio Civil War soldiers, who played crucial roles in one of the earliest covert military operations that became the subject of a classic Hollywood silent film, finally ...

President Biden will on Wednesday posthumously award the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who pirated a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and then drove it 87 miles ...

Wilson, a Belmont County native who served in Company B of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment out of Warren County, was in his early 30s when the raid happened. Before enlisting, he was a ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The reenactment will retrace the original route of the Andrews' Raid--an audacious mission on April 12, 1862, that ...

Thirteen Medal of Honor recipients traced the route of the Civil War's Great Locomotive Chase. The Great Locomotive Chase led to the awarding of the very first Medals of Honor in 1863. The group ...

Many years ago, when I was quite young, if the weather at the weekend was wet or cold, my dad would take my brother and myself to the local movie theatre. In those days, such visits were great ...

Registrations for the race will be taken up until the day before the event. Registration is $125 per person and includes a T-shirt, sweatband and other freebies. To register, visit general100.com.

The reenactment will retrace the original route of the Andrews' Raid—an audacious mission on April 12, 1862, that ultimately led to our country's first Medals of Honor awarded on March 25, 1863 ...