Capturing a Locomotive

William Pittenger (1840–1904) was an American soldier, clergyman, and author, best known for his involvement in the Great Locomotive Chase during the American Civil War and his subsequent book, 'Capturing a Locomotive' (1881), detailing that famous event. Pittenger was one of the Andrews Raiders, a group of Union Army volunteers who executed a daring plan to steal a Confederate train and disrupt t...