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The Mitchel Raiders set a train car on fire in an attempt to set a covered railway bridge ablaze and thwart pursuit, from Deeds of valor; how America's heroes won the Medal of Honor, published in 1901. The event is referred to now as the Great Locomotive Chase, but Deeds of Valor refers to it as "The Mitchell (sic) Raid".
Source

Cropped version of illustration that appears on page 18 of Deeds of valor, downloaded from http://www.archive.org/details/deedsofvalorhow01beyerich
Date

1901 or earlier
Author

Graves
Permission
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