The Resource Stealing the General : the great locomotive chase and the first Medal of Honor, Russell S. Bonds
Stealing the General : the great locomotive chase and the first Medal of Honor, Russell S. Bonds
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- Summary
- In April 1862, 20 Union soldiers crossed Confederate lines to steal a locomotive called the General and destroy a critical Confederate supply line. In the aftermath half the team was executed; the half that escaped received the newly established Medal of Honor. -- publishers description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xvii, 444 pages
- Contents
-
- Preface : "The boldest adventure of the war"
- pt. I. The plan. The bridge burners
- Old Stars
- The heart of Dixie
- An uncompromising and violent Union man
- pt. II. The chase. All aboard
- "Someone is running off with your train!"
- The crookedest road under the sun
- The Texas
- A trial of speed
- "Every man for himself!"
- pt. III. Consequences. Court-martial
- The horrors of the gibbet
- Heaven or Cincinnati
- "A damned long ways from camp"
- pt. IV. Valor. The Medal of Honor
- The General rides again
- Caboose
- Isbn
- 9781594160783
- Label
- Stealing the General : the great locomotive chase and the first Medal of Honor
- Title
- Stealing the General
- Title remainder
- the great locomotive chase and the first Medal of Honor
- Statement of responsibility
- Russell S. Bonds
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In April 1862, 20 Union soldiers crossed Confederate lines to steal a locomotive called the General and destroy a critical Confederate supply line. In the aftermath half the team was executed; the half that escaped received the newly established Medal of Honor. -- publishers description
- Cataloging source
- NOG
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bonds, Russell S
- Dewey number
- 973.732
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E473.55
- LC item number
- .B66 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
- 973.7 B711s
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862
- General, The (Steam locomotive)
- United States
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Medal of Honor
- Label
- Stealing the General : the great locomotive chase and the first Medal of Honor, Russell S. Bonds
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-434) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface : "The boldest adventure of the war" -- pt. I. The plan. The bridge burners -- Old Stars -- The heart of Dixie -- An uncompromising and violent Union man -- pt. II. The chase. All aboard -- "Someone is running off with your train!" -- The crookedest road under the sun -- The Texas -- A trial of speed -- "Every man for himself!" -- pt. III. Consequences. Court-martial -- The horrors of the gibbet -- Heaven or Cincinnati -- "A damned long ways from camp" -- pt. IV. Valor. The Medal of Honor -- The General rides again -- Caboose
- Control code
- ocm74658776
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xvii, 444 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594160783
- Lccn
- 2007296046
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9781594160332
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)74658776
- Label
- Stealing the General : the great locomotive chase and the first Medal of Honor, Russell S. Bonds
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-434) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface : "The boldest adventure of the war" -- pt. I. The plan. The bridge burners -- Old Stars -- The heart of Dixie -- An uncompromising and violent Union man -- pt. II. The chase. All aboard -- "Someone is running off with your train!" -- The crookedest road under the sun -- The Texas -- A trial of speed -- "Every man for himself!" -- pt. III. Consequences. Court-martial -- The horrors of the gibbet -- Heaven or Cincinnati -- "A damned long ways from camp" -- pt. IV. Valor. The Medal of Honor -- The General rides again -- Caboose
- Control code
- ocm74658776
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xvii, 444 pages
- Isbn
- 9781594160783
- Lccn
- 2007296046
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9781594160332
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)74658776
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