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E. Jefferson “Jeff” Cain

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E. Jefferson “Jeff” Cain

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
10 Feb 1897 (aged 69)
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Plot
Section 9 Lot 520W Grave 4
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Civil War Confederate Figure. He was the engineer of the train pulled by the 'General,' the locomotive captured by the Andrews Raiders at Big Shanty (Kennesaw) in 1862. With William Fuller and Anthony Murphy, he followed in pursuit, first in the locomotive 'Yonah,' next in the 'William R. Smith' and finally in the 'Texas.' The 'General' was recaptured 2 miles north of Ringgold, GA.
Civil War Confederate Figure. He was the engineer of the train pulled by the 'General,' the locomotive captured by the Andrews Raiders at Big Shanty (Kennesaw) in 1862. With William Fuller and Anthony Murphy, he followed in pursuit, first in the locomotive 'Yonah,' next in the 'William R. Smith' and finally in the 'Texas.' The 'General' was recaptured 2 miles north of Ringgold, GA.

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  • Added: Aug 8, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11586/e_jefferson-cain: accessed ), memorial page for E. Jefferson “Jeff” Cain (Apr 1827–10 Feb 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11586, citing Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.