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Family Donates 110-Year-Old Medal of Honor to Southern Museum

May 28, 2014 Special to The Travel Trolley

Descendants of a participant in the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase on Saturday donated a 110-year-old Medal of Honor to the Southern Museum.

Supporters help keep open park commemorating Jefferson Davis’ capture

January 15, 2014 The Travel Trolley

The Sons of Confederate Veterans and supporters last month agreed to financially support the Georgia park that commemorates the site where Jefferson Davis was captured at the end of the Civil War. Officials previously said they might have to close the park because of the funding shortfall.

Georgia park where Jefferson Davis captured may close

December 10, 2013 Todd DeFeo

The park that commemorates the location where Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured in 1865 may close because of a lack of revenue.

Southern Museum to honor members during gala

October 8, 2013 The Travel Trolley

The Kennesaw Museum Foundation and the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will honor their members during the upcoming Heroes and Legends Gala.

Georgia event focuses on Civil War’s Battle of Jonesboro

August 23, 2013 The Travel Trolley

A costumed storyteller will tell Civil War stories at the Patrick R. Cleburne Confederate Cemetery as part of the commemoration of the Battle of Jonesboro. Peter Bonner of Historical and Hysterical Tours, Inc. will be telling stories as part of “3 Deep in the Yard – The Pivotal Battle of Jonesboro.” Bonner will describe a more personal side of the Battle of Jonesboro through researched stories of people involved and affected by the Civil War.

Southern Museum planning summer groundbreaking for expanded research center

June 8, 2013 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will soon break ground on a 15,000-square-foot expansion to its research center.

Hundreds turn out for Southern Museum’s inaugural Museum Night

March 24, 2013 The Travel Trolley

The ominous threat of bad weather wasn’t enough to deter the more than 300 people who turned out to the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History to help celebrate its 10th birthday.

Climb aboard the General during Southern Museum’s ‘Museum Night’

March 2, 2013 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History is celebrating its 10th birthday with an evening of family-friendly activities aimed at offering visitors a unique look at the museum and its exhibits.

Georgia legislation would outlaw hiding of Confederate monuments

February 24, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Legislation pending in the Georgia state legislature would make it illegal for anyone to “mutilate, deface, defile, or abuse contemptuously any publicly owned monument,” including those honoring the Confederate States of America.

Southern Museum to unveil rare Civil War regimental flag

July 22, 2012 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History on Monday will unveil and place on permanent display a rare regimental flag issued to the 65th Georgia Infantry during the Civil War.