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Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Andrews Raiders
Ohio's Tribute

Ohio's Tribute to the Andrews Raiders Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, July 1984

1. Ohio's Tribute to the Andrews Raiders Marker

Andrews Raiders Monument - A large Blue Westerly granite monument located in Section H is topped by a bronze replica of a tall-stacked wood burning Civil War locomotive, erected in 1890 by the State of Ohio.

Inscription. Front of the Monument

Ohio's Tribute
To The Andrews Raiders
1862
Erected 1890.

Right side of the Monument

Escaped

21st Ohio Vol. Inf.
J. Alfred Wilson, Co. C
Mark Wood, " "
Wm. J. Knight, " E
Wilson W. Brown, " F
John R. Porter, " G
33rd Ohio Vol. Inf.
Martin J. Hawkins, Co. A
John Wollam, " C
Daniel Allen Dorsey, " H

Back side of the Monument

Executed

James J. Andrews, Flemingsburg, KY.
Marion A. Ross, Co. A, 2nd Ohio Vol. Inf.
George D. Wilson " B, " " " "
Perry D. Wilson " K, " " " "
John M. Scott, " F, 21st " " "
Samuel Slavens, " E, 33rd " " "
Samuel Robertson, " G, " " " "
William H. Campbell, Salineville, Ohio.

Left side of the Monument

Exchanged

2nd Ohio Vol. Inf.
William Pittenger, Co. G
21st Ohio Vol. Inf.
William Bensinger, Co. G
Robert Buffum, Co. H
Elihu H. Mason Co. K
33rd Ohio Vol. Inf.
William H. Reddick, Co. B
Jacob Parrott, " K

Erected 1890 by State of Ohio.

Marker series. This marker is included in the

Right Side of Monument Photo, Click for full size

By Dale K. Benington, June 5, 2009

2. Right Side of Monument

Battlefield Trails - Civil War, and the Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients marker series.

Location. 35° 2.051′ N, 85° 17.192′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. Marker is on Holtzclaw Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Located in Chattanooga National Cemetery. Marker is in this post office area: Chattanooga TN 37404, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Bessie Smith (approx. 0.8 miles away); 46th Pennsylvania Infantry (approx. 0.8 miles away); The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (approx. 1.1 miles away); Military History of Chattanooga (approx. 1.2 miles away); Walden Hospital (approx. 1.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Martin Hotel (approx. 1.4 miles away); First Coca-Cola Bottling Company In The United States (approx. 1.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Chattanooga.

Regarding Andrews Raiders. The very first Medals of Honor were given to these men by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Later, all but two of the other soldiers also received them (posthumously for those who had been executed). The two who have not received the Medal of Honor were executed but the story of their heroics was apparently lost in a paper shuffle at the War Department, and it took some lobbying for them to be appropriately honored. As civilians, Andrews and Campbell were not eligible.(Wikipedia)

Back of Monument Photo, Click for full size

By Dale K. Benington, June 5, 2009

3. Back of Monument

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Andrews Raid by Markers

Also see . . .
1. Andrews Raid. Six feet tall, approximately 185 pounds, clear complexion, gray eyes, abundant black hair, short curling beard, later to become luxuriantly full; he was about 33 years old on the day of the raid.
Born about 1829 in Holiday's Cove, Virginia (now Wierton, West Virginia).
Hanged June 7, 1862, near the present day intersection of 3rd and Juniper Streets, NE, Atlanta, Georgia. (Submitted on September 19, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. The Great Locomotive Chase Links. A collection of links regarding the chase. (Submitted on September 19, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
3. Chattanooga National Cemetery, Pages 60-62 ( Noted Burials),. Private Jacob Parrot, the youngest member of the Raiders, became the first to be awarded the nation’s highest military decoration. His Medal of Honor is permanently on display in the crypt area beneath the Great Rotunda of the Capitol. In addition, nine other members of the Andrews raid received the Medal of Honor:
Private Wilson Brown, Company F, 21st Ohio Infantry
Corporal Daniel Dorsey, Company H, 33rd Ohio Infantry
Corporal Martin J. Hawkins, Company A, 33rd Ohio Infantry
Private William Knight, Company E, 21st Ohio Infantry
Private John R. Porter, Company G, 21st Ohio Infantry

Left Side of Monument Photo, Click for full size

By Dale K. Benington, June 5, 2009

4. Left Side of Monument

Private James Ovid Smith, Company I, 2nd Ohio Infantry
Private John A. Wilson, Company C, 21st Ohio Infantry
Private John Wollam, Company C, 33rd Ohio Infantry
Private Mark Wood, Company C, 21st Ohio Infantry
Posthumous awards of the Medal of Honor were made to four of the eight members of
Andrews’s raid who are interred in the cemetery:
Private Samuel Robertson, Company G, 33rd Ohio Infantry
Sergeant Major Marion A. Ross, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Sergeant John M. Scott, Company F, 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Sergeant Samuel Slavens, Company E, 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
(Submitted on September 19, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Andrews Raiders Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, 1984

5. Andrews Raiders Marker

By Mike Stroud, 1984

6. Andrews Raiders Marker

James Andrews Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, July 1984

7. James Andrews Marker

Andrews Plot: Section H, Grave 12982

Sergeant Samuel Slavens Plot :Grave No. 11176, Medal of Honor Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, 1984

8. Sergeant Samuel Slavens Plot :Grave No. 11176, Medal of Honor

Company E, 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, one of the first to recieve the Medal Of Honor. That is a gold (perhaps painted) inlay to signify the honor

To The Andrews Raiders Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Gayle McGuffey, 2003

9. To The Andrews Raiders Marker

We are descendents of Samuel Slavens and took this picture on the trip down to the private opening of the Southern Museum...in Kennesaw. The opening was only for the descendents of the participants in the "Chase". It's not very clear, but I may find better pictures or even take some additional ones this year as we are planning a trip to see the bench we had erected in honor of Pvt. Samuel Slavens.