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Going Back In History With "The Great Locomotive Chase"

By: Jasmyne Humble
Updated: April 11, 2012
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On April 12th, 1862, union spies stole the general, a confederate locomotive that kicked off the amazing chase that has been memorialized in a Disney film, books and in museums.


Russell Bonds, author of "Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase", joined Fox 39 News in the Morning to discuss the historic event.

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