Forty Years On the Rail
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Forming a plan before they started, they set out in disguise and by different roads, finally getting to Big Shanty in safety. There they stole a light freight train while its rebel crew was at dinner, and started off toward Chattanooga, intending to burn the bridges as they passed over them. Being closely pursued by another train they could not stop to do any work of destruction. Soon their wood and water supply gave out, and the engine was fast becoming useless, the brass journals having actua...lly melted. Driven to desperation, at last the brave fellows jumped from the engine and started for the woods. It hap- pened that a regimental muster was being held at the place, and planters were there with bloodhounds and horses, so the fugitives were hunted down and cap- tured. Several were hanged by their pursuers, but almost by a miTacle the rest escaped. Six of the latter were recaptured, but they were afterward exchanged and went to Washington. There honor awaited them. President Lincoln gave them a reception, conferred a medal on each, had their arrearages of money given them, and presented each with an extra one hundred dollars and a furlough so that they might visit their homes.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Forming a plan before they started, they set out in disguise and by different roads, finally getting to Big Shanty in safety. There they stole a light freight train while its rebel crew was at dinner, and started off toward Chattanooga, intending to burn the bridges as they passed over them. Being closely pursued by another train they could not stop to do any work of destruction. Soon their wood and water supply gave out, and the engine was fast becoming useless, the brass journals having actua...lly melted. Driven to desperation, at last the brave fellows jumped from the engine and started for the woods. It hap- pened that a regimental muster was being held at the place, and planters were there with bloodhounds and horses, so the fugitives were hunted down and cap- tured. Several were hanged by their pursuers, but almost by a miTacle the rest escaped. Six of the latter were recaptured, but they were afterward exchanged and went to Washington. There honor awaited them. President Lincoln gave them a reception, conferred a medal on each, had their arrearages of money given them, and presented each with an extra one hundred dollars and a furlough so that they might visit their homes.
What to read after Forty Years On the Rail?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Charles B George to read onlineMoreLess
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