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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 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. The Museum also ...
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 & Locomotive History contains a unique mix of interesting displays including the famed Western & Atlantic 4-4-0 steam locomotive General of the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase. Choices. The most complete telling of the Civil War’s Andrews Raid and the 1855-built General is still the biggest and at the ...
- Visting The General: The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, Kennesaw, GeorgiaYouTube
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Sharing the story of the General locomotive and Civil War era artifacts — the Southern Museum also features the Andrews’ Raid in 1862 that led to the first Medals of Honor being awarded. 56,000.
The General locomotive as seen on Nov. 27, 2011, at the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History in Kennesaw, Ga. (Photo by Todd DeFeo) KENNESAW, Ga. – Today, the Andrews Raid is a mere bookmark in the history of the Civil War and the General sits idle – an exhibit in the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History ...
About. Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History As a prestigious Smithsonian Affiliations member, the Museum provides visitors with a unique perspective on the strategic and economic use of railroads during and after the Civil War. The Museum, conveniently located near downtown Kennesaw, Georgia is home to the General locomotive ...