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County: Fleming

James J. Andrews

Marker Number: 

173

Location: 

Courthouse Lawn, Flemingsburg

Andrews lived here 1859-62. In 1862 he led 22 Union soldiers into Georgia to cut the railway between Marietta and Chattanooga. Their capture of the locomotive "The General" and their pursuit by Confederates was a dramatic incident of the Civil War.

Originally dedicated on August 8, 1962.

For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: James J. Andrews

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