| Birth: | Oct. 9, 1832
Christiansburg
Champaign County
Ohio, USA | | Death: | Jun. 18, 1862
Atlanta
Fulton County
Georgia, USA | 
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant Major in Company B, 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. For bravery in the face of the enemy, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in September 1863. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Parents:
Levi Ross (1792 - 1863)
Mary Ruffner Ross (1802 - 1865)
Cause of death: Hanged as a spy by Confederate forces
Search Amazon for Marion Ross | | | Burial:
Chattanooga National Cemetery
Chattanooga
Hamilton County
Tennessee, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jun 08, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 5613 |
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