Thanks, Mike!
Take care,
Diana
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----- Original Message -----
From: <PasaPeruva(a)aol.com>
To: <VAROOTS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 9:58 PM
Subject: [VAROOTS] Railroad engine thieves and the Congressional Medal of
Honor
April, 1862, a group of men consisting of Union soldiers and two
civilians, one of them a spy, infiltrated far inside enemy lines to
Marietta. Their
objective was to disrupt Confederate internal lines of communication by
burning
railroad bridges and cutting telegraph lines. Had they succeeded, the war
might
have taken a very different path. As it was, their story is one of
adventure
and daring, as well as pain, suffering, and death. Survivors of this
expedition were the first to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
"A Federal Railroad Adventure" at
http://www.pddoc.com/skedaddle/059a/
has over 20 web pages of 19th century material related to their expedition
and subsequent imprisonment, including names of many individuals.
We use a web log to track additions to the site. It is at
http://www.pddoc.com/skedaddle-blog.htm . Additions to the site are made
several times a week.
Mike
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