🚂 The Great Locomotive Chase: A Daring Race Through the Heart of the Confederacy �On April 12, 1862, one of the most daring acts of espionage in the American Civil War unfolded deep in Confederate territory. A group of Union volunteers, led by civilian scout James J. Andrews, slipped behind enemy lines with a plan as audacious as it was risky: steal a Confederate train, race north toward Chattanooga, and destroy track, bridges, and telegraph lines along the way. Their goal was to cripple the vi