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 The Hanging of Andrews Raiders - Fulton Co., GA Posted by:  Lat34North
N 33° 44.810 W 084° 22.174
16S E 743666 N 3737194
In Oakland Cemetery near the south wall along Memorial Dr, Atlanta, GA.
Waymark Code: WM8HTE
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2010
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The Hanging of Andrews Raiders
280 feet south of this location on June 18, 1862, seven of the Union Army´s brave Andrews Raiders were hanged and buried. On April 12, 1862, 22 Andrews Raiders seized the General, a tender and three boxcars at Big Shanty (now Kennesaw) and raced towards Chattanooga on the Western & Atlantic Railroad in an effort to burn bridges and otherwise dismember a supply artery vital to the Confederacy. They had covered 87 miles when the General was overtaken by valiant pursuit led by conductor Fuller. Of the Raiders, only these seven plus James J. Andrews, their leader, were executed by the Confederate Army. In 1866, remains of the seven were exhumed from this location and reinterred at the National Cemetery at Chattanooga. Andrew´s remains were reinterred at the national Cemetery in 1887. The first awards of the Congressional Medal of Honor were made members of the Andrews Raiders.
Executed June 18, 1862, Atlanta city (now Oakland) Cemetery
| John M. Scott | Marion A. Ross |
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| Samuel Robertson | Charles P. Shadrach |
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| Samuel Slavens | George D. Wilson |
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William H. Campbell, civilian
Salineville, O
Executed June 7, 1862, downtown Atlanta
James J. Andrews, civilian
Flemingsburg, KY
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: None
Date: None
Sponsor: Unknown
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