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American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
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Great Locomotive Chase
1862 raid during the American Civil War
The Great Locomotive Chase was a military raid that occurred April 12, 1862, in northern Georgia during the American Civil War. Volunteers from the Union Army, led by civilian scout James J. Andrews, commandeered a train, The General, and took it northward toward Chattanooga,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kennesaw, Georgia
City in Georgia, United States
Kennesaw is a suburban city northwest of Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia, United States, located within the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. Known from its original settlement in the 1830s until 1887 as Big Shanty, it became Kennesaw under its 1887 charter. According to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 12
Day of the year
April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 263 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)