Marion A. Ross

Stole a Confederate train and struck deep into enemy lands.

Marion A. Ross was one of the Union soldiers who boarded a stolen locomotive and drove deep through Confederate Georgia in the raid remembered as the Great Locomotive Chase. Born at Christiansburg, Ohio, on October 9, 1832, he served as sergeant major of the 2nd Ohio Infantry.

In April 1862, Ross joined the raiding party sent south to seize a train at Big Shanty and damage the railroad bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta. The mission failed after a long pursuit. Ross was captured, tried as a spy, and executed at Atlanta on June 18, 1862.

Medal of Honor Citation (condensed): One of the Union raiders who penetrated deep into enemy territory, captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Georgia, and attempted to disrupt the line between Chattanooga and Atlanta.

Ross received the Medal of Honor posthumously in September 1863. He is buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery.