,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gfc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bh1 #bjbe,mr4 ,fleischmann introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,house ,administration1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to posthumously award the ,congressional ,gold ,medal1 collectively1 to ,james ,j4 ,andrews and ,william ,h4 ,campbell in recognition of their extraordinary bravery and steadfast devotion to the ,nation during the ,civil ,war as the only civilian members of ,andrews' ,raiders1 who launched a daring military raid that became known as the ,great ,locomotive ,chase4 #a4 ,,short ,,title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,james ,j4 ,andrews and ,william ,h4 ,campbell ,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act4 #b4 ,,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,james ,j4 ,andrews was born in ,holiday's ,cove1 ,virginia 7now ,weirton1 ,west ,virginia71 in #ahbi4 ,he eventually moved to ,kentucky4 ,during the ,civil ,war1 ,andrews served as a civilian spy for the ,union ,army and was the leader and organizer of ,andrews' ,raiders4 7#b7 ,william ,hunter ,campbell1 born in ,carroll ,county1 ,ohio1 on ,september #i1 #ahci1 was a unique addition to the raid4 ,in #ahfb1 he was visiting friends with the #b;d ,ohio ,infantry in ,kentucky when he was unexpectedly recruited for a daring mission4 7#c7 ,on ,march #be1 #ahfb1 ,james ,j4 ,andrews developed a plan to cut off the ,western and ,atlantic ,rail ,line supply line from ,marietta1 ,georgia1 to ,chattanooga1 ,tennessee1 to allow the ,union ,army to attack and occupy the city4 ,andrews presented the plan to ,general ,buell and ,general ,o4,m4 ,mitchell1 commanding the ,union ,army in ,north ,alabama4 ,the plan was accepted1 and ,andrews gathered #bb ,union soldiers from #c ,ohio ,regiments 7#b;d ,ohio ,infantry1 #bast ,ohio ,infantry1 #cc;d ,ohio ,infantry74 ,the plan was to work from northern ,alabama in small groups1 dressed in civilian clothes1 and reach ,marietta1 ,georgia1 to gather and steal a train4 ,they were to run the train toward ,chattanooga1 cut the telegraph lines1 tear up railroad tracks1 and1 if possible1 burn the bridges4 ,this would cut off all troop movement and supplies from getting to ,chattanooga4 ,the capture of ,chattanooga early in the war would cut off essential supplies and food from getting up to ,virginia and the ,confederate ,army there4 7#d7 ,on ,april #ab1 #ahfb1 #bd volunteers from the ,union ,army1 led by civilian scout ,james ,j4 ,andrews1 commandeered a ,confederate locomotive named the ,general outside of ,big ,shanty1 ,georgia 7now ,kennesaw71 and took it northward toward ,chattanooga1 ,tennessee1 doing as much damage as possible to the vital ,western and ,atlantic ,railroad line as they went4 ,out of fuel1 ,andrews and his men abandoned the locomotive and scattered into the woods before being captured by ,confederate troops4 7#e7 ,all captured were put on trial and convicted for acts of unlawful belligerency or being unlawful combatants and spies4 ,shortly after that1 ,andrews and #g of the ,raiders were executed by hanging1 with the remaining held as prisoners-of-war4 ,andrews' body was taken down from the scaffold and buried4 ,on ,october #af1 #ahhg1 his remains were recovered and taken to their final resting place at ,chattanooga ,national ,cemetery4 7#f7 ,william ,h4 ,campbell was hung with #f of the military men on ,june #ah1 #ahfb4 ,in ,april #ahff1 these men were relocated and interred in ,chattanooga ,national ,cemetery4 7#g7 ,on ,march #be1 #ahfc1 #f members of ,andrews' ,raiders were awarded the first ,medals of ,honor in our ,nation's history4 ,ultimately1 #ba of the #bd members of ,andrews' ,raiders would receive the ,medal of ,honor for their actions on that day4 ,on ,july #crd1 #bjbd1 ,president ,biden awarded the most recent ,medals of ,honor to members of ,andrews' ,raiders1 stating ,their heroic deeds went unacknowledged for over a century1 but time did not erase their valor4 7#h7 ,chattanooga1 ,tennessee1 is recognized as the birthplace of the ,medal of ,honor4 7#i7 ,in #aief1 ,walt ,disney made a movie about ,andrews' ,raiders' exploits called ,the ,great ,locomotive ,chase1 starring ,fess ,parker as ,andrews4 ,buster ,keaton's #aibg feature-length comedy masterpiece ,the ,general was loosely based on the incident4 7#aj7 ,today1 the hijacked locomotive1 ,general1 is on display at ,the ,southern ,museum in ,kennesaw1 ,georgia4 ,texas1 the locomotive used to give chase1 is on display at the ,atlanta ,history ,center in ,atlanta1 ,georgia4 7#aa7 ,the civilians of the ,andrews' ,raiders1 ,james ,j4 ,andrews and ,william ,hunter ,campbell1 acted with extraordinary bravery and unwavering devotion to their ,nation as they attempted to turn the tide of the ,civil ,war4 #c4 ,,congressional ,,gold ,,medal 7a7 ,presentation ,authorized ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,president pro tempore of the ,senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation1 on behalf of ,congress1 of a single gold medal of appropriate design collectively in commemoration of ,james ,j4 ,andrews and ,william ,h4 ,campbell1 in recognition of their extraordinary bravery and steadfast devotion to the ,nation during the ,civil ,war as the only civilian members of ,andrews' ,raiders1 who launched a daring military raid that became known as the ,great ,locomotive ,chase4 7b7 ,design and ,striking ,for the purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions to be determined by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,smithsonian ,institution 7#a7 ,in ,general ,following the award of the gold medal under subsection 7a71 the gold medal shall be given to the ,smithsonian ,institution1 where it shall be available for display as appropriate and made available for research4 7#b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,smithsonian ,institution shall make the gold medal received under paragraph 7#a7 available for-- 7,a7 display1 particularly at the ,charles ,h4 ,coolidge ,national ,medal of ,honor ,museum2 and 7,b7 loan1 as appropriate1 so that the medal may be displayed elsewhere4 #d4 ,,duplicate ,,medals ,the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section #c1 at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof1 including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead expenses4 #e4 ,,status ,,of ,,medals 7a7 ,national ,medals ,medals struck under this ,act are national medals for purposes of chapter #ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,numismatic ,items ,for purposes of sections #eacd and #eacf of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all medals struck under this ,act shall be considered to be numismatic items4 #f4 ,,authority ,,to ,,use ,,fund ,,amounts2 ,,proceeds ,,of ,,sale 7a7 ,authority ,to ,use ,fund ,amounts ,there is authorized to be charged against the ,united ,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this ,act4 7b7 ,proceeds of ,sale ,amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section #d shall be deposited into the ,united ,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund4