| Birth: | Sep. 15, 1840 | | Death: | Jun. 18, 1862 | 
Civil War Union Soldier. He served as a Private in Company K, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Union Army and was member of the Andrews Raiders. In April 1862, he was one of the 22 men which included 2 civilians who penetrated nearly 200 miles south into Confederate enemy territory. There they captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Georgia in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta. He was one of the members of that group whom were executed after their capture. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Hanged by Confederate Army
Search Amazon for Philip Shadrack | | | Burial:
Chattanooga National Cemetery
Chattanooga
Hamilton County
Tennessee, USA
Plot: Section H, Grave 11181 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Aug 09, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 11579 |
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