Project Gutenberg 2007-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 86 Pittenger, William 1840 1904 48041716 Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Wolfgang Menges, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure" by Lieutenant William Pittenger is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The narrative recounts an audacious military expedition during the American Civil War, specifically aimed at disrupting Confederate supply lines through a daring railroad operation. The account highlights the bravery and struggles faced by the adventurers involved in this bold scheme, set against the backdrop of wartime turbulence. At the start of the story, Pittenger reflects on the painful memories associated with his journey and the inevitability of sharing the remarkable yet harrowing details of the railroad adventure. He sets the stage by discussing the military situation in the Southwest and introduces the character of J. J. Andrews, the leader of the expedition. The narrative reveals the recruitment of men for the mission and their preparations to travel disguised as civilians to Chattanooga in a bid to seize a Confederate train and destroy critical infrastructure. It paints a vivid picture of the challenges faced, from navigating enemy territory to the emotional toll of potential failure, setting in motion the thrilling events that will unfold throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862 E456 Text US Civil War Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 384302 384303 2024-10-09T06:03:39.316671 2023-09-09T08:27:27.227673 text/html text/html 385553 2007-02-02T15:03:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 360705 2007-02-02T15:03:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 479466 2024-10-09T06:03:48.333673 application/epub+zip 483249 2024-10-09T06:03:43.275652 application/epub+zip 207558 2024-10-09T06:03:41.872677 application/epub+zip 763509 2024-10-09T06:03:52.325602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 737512 2024-10-09T06:03:47.409644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373631 2022-09-09T15:06:12.756713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366491 366389 2024-10-09T06:03:38.540670 2023-09-09T08:27:26.635651 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 366217 2007-02-02T15:03:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141140 2007-02-02T15:03:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 366209 2007-02-02T15:03:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141120 2007-02-02T15:03:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21864 2024-10-09T06:03:52.481597 application/rdf+xml 23726 2024-10-09T06:03:42.430652 image/jpeg 4547 2024-10-09T06:03:42.150659 image/jpeg 464966 2024-10-09T06:03:39.361767 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia