The Hanging of Andrews Raiders

The Hanging of Andrews Raiders (HM183W)

Location: Atlanta, GA 30312 Fulton County
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N 33° 44.81', W 84° 22.174'

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280 feet south of this location on June 18, 1862, seven of the Union Army's brave Andrews Raiders were hanged and buried. On April 12, 1862, 22 Andrews Raiders seized the General, a tender and three boxcars at Big Shanty (now Kennesaw) and raced toward Chattanooga on the Western & Atlantic Railroad in an effort to burn bridges and otherwise dismember a supply artery vital to the Confederacy. They had covered 87 miles when the General was overtaken by valiant pursuers led by conductor Fuller. Of the raiders, only these seven plus James J. Andrews, their leader, were executed by Confederate Army. In 1866, remains of the seven were exhumed from this location and reinterred at the National Cemetery at Chattanooga. Andrews' remains were reinterred at the National Cemetery in 1887. The first awards of the Congressional Medal of Honor were made to members of the Andrews Raiders.

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Executed June 18, 1862, At Atlanta City (now Oakland) Cemetery

John M. Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . Marion A. Ross
21st Ohio Vol. Inf. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Ohio Vol. Inf.

Samuel Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles P. Shadrack
33rd Ohio Vol. Inf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Ohio Vol, Inf.

Samuel Slavens
33rd Ohio Vol. Inf.

George D. Wilson
2nd Ohio Vol. Inf.

William H. Campbell, civilian
Salineville, O.

Executed June 7, 1862, Downtown Atlanta

James J. Andrews, civilian
Flemingsburg, Ky.
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 10:18am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 743666 N 3737194
Decimal Degrees33.74683333, -84.36956667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 44.81', W 84° 22.174'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 44' 48.60" N, 84° 22' 10.44" W
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Area Code(s)770, 404, 678
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 560-592 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta GA 30312, US
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