Participants in the Great Locomotive Chase, or Andrews's Raid, 1862.
Image Rank Name Unit Following Raid Medal of Honor Notes Civilian (c. 1829 – 1862) None Captured; tried May; escaped June 1; recaptured June 2; hanged June 7, 1862 Ineligible as a civilian Leader of the raid (1840–1918) 21st Ohio Exchanged March 18, 1863 Later promoted to captain (1837–1916) 21st Ohio Escaped October 16 Engineer. Later promoted to 2nd lieutenant. Wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga. (1828–1871) 21st Ohio Exchanged March 18, 1863 Later promoted to 2nd lieutenant Civilian (1839–1862) None Hanged June 18, 1862 Ineligible as a civilian (1838–1918) 33rd Ohio Escaped October 16 Later promoted to 1st lieutenant (1830–1886) 33rd Ohio Escaped October 16 Engineer. Overslept and did not participate; attempted to enlist in Confederate unit; later promoted to sergeant (1837–1916) 21st Ohio Escaped October 16 Engineer. (1841–1915) 33rd Ohio Deserted back to Federal lines prior to Raid No award Did not participate; enlisted in a Confederate unit before reaching Marietta; later promoted to sergeant Elihu H. Mason(1831–1896) 21st Ohio Exchanged March 18, 1863 Later promoted to captain. Later captured in Battle of Chickamauga. Jacob Parrott(1843–1908) 33rd Ohio Exchanged March 18, 1863 Later promoted to 1st lieutenant William Pittenger(1840–1904) 2nd Ohio Exchanged March 18, 1863 Later promoted to sergeant John Reed Porter(1838–1923) 21st Ohio Escaped October 16 Overslept and did not participate; attempted to enlist in Confederate unit; later promoted to 1st lieutenant; last living raider William H. H. Reddick(1840–1903) 33rd Ohio Exchanged March 18, 1863 Later promoted to 2nd lieutenant Samuel Robertson(1843–1862) 33rd Ohio Hanged June 18, 1862 Received award posthumously Marion A. Ross(1832–1862) 2nd Ohio Hanged June 18, 1862 Received award posthumously John Morehead Scott(1839–1862) 21st Ohio Hanged June 18, 1862 Received award posthumously Charles Perry Shadrack(1840–1862) 2nd Ohio Hanged June 18, 1862 July 3, 2024 Real name was Phillip Gephart Shadrach. MOH authorized under Public Law January 28, 2008 (H.R. 4986; sec 564), however, by omission, this was not awarded until 2024. Samuel Slavens(1831–1862) 33rd Ohio Hanged June 18, 1862 Received award posthumously (1844–1868) 2nd Ohio Arrested but not identified as a raider. Somehow returned to federal lines. Used name James Smith. Did not participate because he was detained by Confederate Army. Enlisted in a Confederate unit before reaching Marietta.Andrews Raiders - Erratum | Ohio Statehouse Later promoted to corporal. (1830–1862) 2nd Ohio Hanged June 18, 1862 July 3, 2024 MOH authorized under Public Law January 28, 2008 (H.R. 4986; sec 565) however, by omission, this was not awarded until 2024. John Alfred Wilson(1832–1904) 21st Ohio Escaped October 16 (1840–1890) 33rd Ohio Captured. Escaped June 1. Recaptured late June. Escaped again October 16. Later captured in Battle of Chickamauga. Mark Wood(1839–1866) 21st Ohio Escaped October 16 Later captured in Battle of Chickamauga. Promoted to 2nd lieutenant.
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