William Bensinger and John R. Porter
In Memory of
[Marker Front]:
In Memory of
William Bensinger and John R. Porter
...who are buried here. They joined the famous Andrews Raid to wreck Confederate supply lines. The raiders captured a locomotive, "The General," at Big Shanty, Georgia, on April 12, 1862. Pvt. Porter missed the great locomotive chase which followed. Pvt. Bensinger was aboard when "The General" ran out of fuel and was captured. Both received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
[Marker Reverse]:
THE ANDREWS RAIDERS
Hanged by the Confederates, June, 1862
James J. Andrews
William M. Campbell
Samuel Robertson
Marion A. Ross
John M. Scott
Charles P. Shadrach
Samuel Slavens
George D. Wilson
Escaped October 16, 1862
Wilson W. Brown
Daniel A. Dorsey
Martin J. Hawkins
William J. Knight
John R. Porter
John A. Wilson
John Wollam
Mark Wood
Paroled March 17, 1863
William Bensinger
Robert Buffum
Elihu H. Mason
Jacob Parrott
William Pittenger
William H. Reddick
Discovered before the raid
James Smith
Samuel Llewellyn
Marker can be reached from West Main Street (Ohio Route 613) 0.2 miles from Rader Road.
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