Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
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In Short – The star attraction is The General, a steam locomotive nabbed by Yankee raiders in 1862. The daring band of 22 soldiers planned to drive The General north to Chattanooga, destroying Confederate supply lines along the way. Rebels manned a locomotive of their own and chased The General for 100 miles until the raiders were forced to abandon ship. Two years later, a few thousand Union soldiers arrived at Kennesaw Mountain to fight in one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 1864 Atlanta campaign. – –
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Take in the museum and Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in the same day. It makes for a fascinating history lesson.
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