engine-stealers

Updated: May 7, 2025

'Keep a very strict eye on those engine-stealers, the marshal said; 'a court is going to try them and you know what that means death! A trial will be nothing more than a formality, for the whole fourteen of them are spies, under the rules of war. They were soldiers who entered the enemy's line in civilian disguise. So don't let them get away." Macgreggor's listeners stirred uneasily.

Edward Robins - Chasing an Iron Horse: Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War