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Created and stocked for children and adults alike, you will find something special at the General Emporium, where all purchases benefit the educational mission of the Southern Museum. Please contact us at giftshop@southernmuseum.org or 770-427-2117 ext. 3178 to inquire about custom orders. Visit Today! 0. Square foot museum. 0. years museum open.

The Southern Museum is home to the General locomotive, made famous during the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase of 1862. The General is an American type 4-4-0 locomotive that weighs, when including its tender, approximately 50,300 pounds.

The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History is a museum in Kennesaw, Georgia, that contains a collection of artifacts and relics from the American Civil War, as well as from railroads of the state of Georgia and surrounding regions. The centerpiece is the General, a steam locomotive used in the Great Locomotive Chase in April 1862.

The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History promises a fascinating and immersive experience that will leave you with a deeper understanding of the American Civil War and the pivotal role of locomotives in shaping our nation’s history. For more information, please call (770) 427-2117.

Kennesaw’s Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History is one of Atlanta’s premier tourism destinations and home to three permanent collections: Railroads: Lifelines of the Civil War; The Great Locomotive Chase; and Glover Machine Works: Casting a New South.

The Southern Museum of the Civil War and Locomotive History, a Smithsonian Institution affiliate, allows visitors to glimpse the daily lives of soldiers during the Civil War, relive the excitement of the Great Locomotive Chase, see the stolen locomotive and the General, and examine the role railroads played during the war.

Family-Friendly. Take a trip back in time to the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw. One of the top metro Atlanta museums, the Southern Museum has three impressive permanent collections and a membership in the prestigious Smithsonian Affiliations Program.

The Museum, conveniently located near downtown Kennesaw, Georgia is home to the General locomotive, made famous during the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862, an impressive Civil War collection, and the Glover Machine Works, a restored early 20th-century belt-driven locomotive assembly line.