List of Andrews Raiders explained

Participants in the Great Locomotive Chase, or Andrews's Raid, 1862.

ImageRankNameUnitFollowing RaidMedal of HonorNotes
Civilian
(c. 1829 – 1862)
NoneCaptured; tried May; escaped June 1; recaptured June 2; hanged June 7, 1862Ineligible as a civilianLeader of the raid

(1840–1918)
21st OhioExchanged March 18, 1863Later promoted to captain

(1837–1916)
21st OhioEscaped October 16Engineer. Later promoted to 2nd lieutenant. Wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga.

(1828–1871)
21st OhioExchanged March 18, 1863Later promoted to 2nd lieutenant
Civilian
(1839–1862)
NoneHanged June 18, 1862Ineligible as a civilian

(1838–1918)
33rd OhioEscaped October 16Later promoted to 1st lieutenant

(1830–1886)
33rd OhioEscaped October 16Engineer. Overslept and did not participate; attempted to enlist in Confederate unit; later promoted to sergeant

(1837–1916)
21st OhioEscaped October 16Engineer.

(1841–1915)
33rd OhioDeserted back to Federal lines prior to RaidNo awardDid not participate; enlisted in a Confederate unit before reaching Marietta; later promoted to sergeant
Elihu H. Mason
(1831–1896)
21st OhioExchanged March 18, 1863Later promoted to captain. Later captured in Battle of Chickamauga.
Jacob Parrott
(1843–1908)
33rd OhioExchanged March 18, 1863
Later promoted to 1st lieutenant
William Pittenger
(1840–1904)
2nd Ohio
Exchanged March 18, 1863Later promoted to sergeant
John Reed Porter
(1838–1923)
21st OhioEscaped October 16Overslept and did not participate; attempted to enlist in Confederate unit; later promoted to 1st lieutenant; last living raider
William H. H. Reddick
(1840–1903)
33rd OhioExchanged March 18, 1863Later promoted to 2nd lieutenant
Samuel Robertson
(1843–1862)
33rd OhioHanged June 18, 1862Received award posthumously
Marion A. Ross
(1832–1862)
2nd OhioHanged June 18, 1862Received award posthumously
John Morehead Scott
(1839–1862)
21st OhioHanged June 18, 1862Received award posthumously
Charles Perry Shadrack
(1840–1862)
2nd OhioHanged June 18, 1862July 3, 2024Real 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.
Samuel Slavens
(1831–1862)
33rd OhioHanged June 18, 1862Received award posthumously

(1844–1868)
2nd OhioArrested but not identified as a raider. Somehow returned to federal lines.Used name James Smith. Did not participate because he was detained by Confederate Army. Enlisted in a Confederate unit before reaching Marietta.[1] Later promoted to corporal.

(1830–1862)
2nd OhioHanged June 18, 1862July 3, 2024MOH authorized under Public Law January 28, 2008 (H.R. 4986; sec 565) however, by omission, this was not awarded until 2024.
John Alfred Wilson
(1832–1904)
21st OhioEscaped October 16

(1840–1890)
33rd OhioCaptured. Escaped June 1. Recaptured late June. Escaped again October 16.Later captured in Battle of Chickamauga.
Mark Wood
(1839–1866)
21st OhioEscaped October 16Later captured in Battle of Chickamauga. Promoted to 2nd lieutenant.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ohiostatehouse.org/galleries/media/andrews-raiders-erratum-135415 Andrews Raiders - Erratum | Ohio Statehouse