The Georgia Express

A union spy, James Andrews, leads a group of union volunteers on a dangerous mission to steal a confederate locomotive, only to find the engineer will stop at nothing to get it back. April 1862. The American Civil War has been raging for a year. Northern spy James J. Andrews launches a daring raid into Georgia to disrupt Southern transportation, a move that could end the war. He steals a locomotive "The General" and begins a race to friendly lines, while "The General"'s engineer, Bill Fuller is determined to get it back.