William A. Fuller

William A. Fuller, born 1836 and died 1905, was captain of the Independent State Troops of Georgia, C.S.A. As conductor on the state-owned Western and Atlantic R.R., he led the pursuing party that, after a 90-mile chase using three locomotives, recaptured the locomotive General after it had been seized at Big Shanty on April 12, 1862, by a group of Federal raiders led by James J. Andrews, who intended to destroy the railroad bridges between this point and Chattanooga.

Kennesaw, Georgia · United States