Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great Locomotive Chase" or "Andrews' Raid." In 1862, Secret Service Agent James J. Andrews led volunteer Union soldiers, mostly Ohioans, on a mission to steal a Confederate locomotive and drive from the south to the north, destroying the rail lines along the way. The mission failed shortly after it was begun and several of the captured men were hung while others were later exchanged and some escaped. This scene depicts a landowner releasing dogs on William J. Knight. William J. Knight was a private in the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company E, who participated in the raid. Knight escaped and in 1878 he began touring and giving lectures describing ...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...
Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great L...