Project Gutenberg 2011-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 140 Pittenger, William 1840 1904 18018265 Capturing a Locomotive: A History of Secret Service in the Late War. Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. First edition, 1863, and the editions of 1864 and 1887 appeared under title "Daring and suffering"; later editions have title: "The great locomotive chase". Produced by David Edwards, Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Capturing a Locomotive: A History of Secret Service in the Late War" by Rev. William Pittenger is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book focuses on the daring exploits and secret missions undertaken during the American Civil War, particularly highlighting the Chattanooga Railroad Expedition and its significance. It delves into themes of bravery, deception, and the harsh realities faced by soldiers as they maneuvered through enemy lines. At the start of the narrative, the author sets the scene in Tennessee during March 1862, introducing readers to the bustling activity around a bridge being rebuilt under the command of General O.M. Mitchel. The tone shifts as the protagonist learns about a clandestine mission led by Mr. Andrews, who aims to capture a Confederate train and disrupt vital supply lines. Countless dangers loom, from evading detection to the high stakes of warfare. The opening chapters detail the protagonist's resolve to join the dangerous venture, exploring the camaraderie among soldiers, the espionage elements of war, and the morally complex decisions faced by the men involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36752/36752-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862 E456 Text US Civil War Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 795303 795342 2024-10-15T13:58:29.139232 2023-09-16T06:40:19.017250 text/html text/html 795137 2011-07-21T07:30:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4867725 2011-07-21T07:30:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4962749 2024-10-15T13:58:40.920364 application/epub+zip 4965738 2024-10-15T13:58:31.184198 application/epub+zip 374830 2024-10-15T13:58:29.869255 application/epub+zip 6666047 2024-10-15T13:58:48.211136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6597470 2024-10-15T13:58:38.990156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531676 2022-09-16T17:23:19.790344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 744885 744677 2024-10-15T13:58:27.882207 2023-09-16T06:40:17.881225 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 744582 2011-07-21T07:30:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 279384 2011-07-21T07:30:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 744574 2011-07-21T07:30:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 279358 2011-07-21T07:30:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22167 2024-10-15T13:58:49.193131 application/rdf+xml 24200 2024-10-15T13:58:29.974212 image/jpeg 3208 2024-10-15T13:58:29.922254 image/jpeg 4875994 2024-10-15T13:58:29.304208 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