Participants in the Great Locomotive Chase, or Andrews's Raid, 1862.
| Image | Rank | Name | Unit | Following Raid | Medal of Honor | Notes |
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Civilian | James J. Andrews (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 |
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Private | William Bensinger (1840–1918) |
21st Ohio | Exchanged March 18, 1863 | March 25, 1863 | Later promoted to captain |
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Private | Wilson W. Brown (1837–1916) |
21st Ohio | Escaped October 16 | September 17, 1863 | Engineer. Later promoted to 2nd lieutenant. Wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga. |
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Private | Robert Buffum (1828–1871) |
21st Ohio | Exchanged March 18, 1863 | March 25, 1863 | Later promoted to 2nd lieutenant |
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Civilian | William Hunter Campbell (1839–1862) |
None | Hanged June 18, 1862 | Ineligible as a civilian | |
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Corporal | Daniel A. Dorsey (1838–1918) |
33rd Ohio | Escaped October 16 | September 17, 1863 | Later promoted to 1st lieutenant |
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Corporal | Martin J. Hawkins (1830–1886) |
33rd Ohio | Escaped October 16 | September 17, 1863 | Engineer. Overslept and did not participate; attempted to enlist in Confederate unit; later promoted to sergeant |
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Private | William James Knight (1837–1916) |
21st Ohio | Escaped October 16 | September 17, 1863 | Engineer. |
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Corporal | Samuel Llewellyn (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 |
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Sergeant | Elihu H. Mason (1831–1896) |
21st Ohio | Exchanged March 18, 1863 | March 25, 1863 | Later promoted to captain. Later captured in Battle of Chickamauga. |
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Private | Jacob Parrott (1843–1908) |
33rd Ohio | Exchanged March 18, 1863 | March 25, 1863 (First) |
Later promoted to 1st lieutenant |
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Corporal | William Pittenger (1840–1904) |
2nd Ohio Company G |
Exchanged March 18, 1863 | March 25, 1863 | Later promoted to sergeant |
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Private | John Reed Porter (1838–1923) |
21st Ohio | Escaped October 16 | September 17, 1863 | Overslept and did not participate; attempted to enlist in Confederate unit; later promoted to 1st lieutenant; last living raider |
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Corporal | William H. H. Reddick (1840–1903) |
33rd Ohio | Exchanged March 18, 1863 | March 25, 1863 | Later promoted to 2nd lieutenant |
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Private | Samuel Robertson (1843–1862) |
33rd Ohio | Hanged June 18, 1862 | September 17, 1863 | Received award posthumously |
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Sergeant Major | Marion A. Ross (1832–1862) |
2nd Ohio | Hanged June 18, 1862 | September 17, 1863 | Received award posthumously |
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Sergeant | John Morehead Scott (1839–1862) |
21st Ohio | Hanged June 18, 1862 | August 4, 1866 | Received award posthumously |
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Private | 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. |
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Private | Samuel Slavens (1831–1862) |
33rd Ohio | Hanged June 18, 1862 | July 28, 1883 | Received award posthumously |
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Private | Ovid Wellford Smith (1844–1868) |
2nd Ohio | Arrested but not identified as a raider. Somehow returned to federal lines. | July 6, 1864 | Used name James Smith. Did not participate because he was detained by Confederate Army. Enlisted in a Confederate unit before reaching Marietta. Later promoted to corporal. |
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Private | George D. Wilson (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. |
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Private | John Alfred Wilson (1832–1904) |
21st Ohio | Escaped October 16 | September 17, 1863 | |
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Private | John Wollam (1840–1890) |
33rd Ohio | Captured. Escaped June 1. Recaptured late June. Escaped again October 16. | July 20, 1864 | Later captured in Battle of Chickamauga. |
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Private | Mark Wood (1839–1866) |
21st Ohio | Escaped October 16 | September 17, 1863 | Later captured in Battle of Chickamauga. Promoted to 2nd lieutenant. |