James J. Andrews was a Kentucky civilian who worked for the Union Army during the early days of the American Civil War. Then soon on he became a general, a leader of 22 people. He led a daring raid behind enemy lines on the Westeren and Alantic Railroad famously known as The Great Locomotive Chase. The mission failed and James J. Andrews with 7 others were executed by the Confederates on the charge of spying.
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