Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History Archives - Page 7 of 8

Southern Museum’s ‘The Haunted Museum – A Night at the Asylum’ Promises Plenty of Scares

October 6, 2012 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History will transform into a haunted insane asylum this Halloween season as part of its annual haunted museum.

Travelling Smithsonian exhibition makes its way to Georgia

August 8, 2012 The Travel Trolley

A traveling exhibition showcasing contract laborers’ contributions to the United States during World War II will open up a limited engagement later this month at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History.

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.

NPS launches Civil War site

April 15, 2012 The Travel Trolley

The National Park Service has launched a new website aimed at highlighting Civil War stories and sites.

Andrews Raid sesquicentennial commemoration continues

April 15, 2012 The Travel Trolley

Kennesaw continued its celebration of the Great Locomotive Chase sesquicentennial with a reenactment of Camp McDonald.

The Andrews Raid: A timeline of events

April 10, 2012 The Travel Trolley

Thursday marks the 150th anniversary of the Andrews Raid. Here’s a timeline of events 150 years ago.

150 years later, Andrews Raid still resonates

April 1, 2012 The Travel Trolley

Since the end of the Civil War, the raid was memorialized in film and books, but the best way to learn about the events of April 12, 1862, is by following the tracks of the raiders themselves.

Civil War Medal of Honor Donated to Kennesaw Museum

April 1, 2012 The Travel Trolley

In a ceremony on Thursday, April 12, an Ohio family will donate a rare Civil War-era Medal of Honor to Kennesaw’s Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History.

Southern Museum to Unveil Rare Civil War Regimental Flag

March 9, 2012 The Travel Trolley

A rare 65th Georgia Infantry Flag recently returned home to the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History following a thorough conservation process in West Virginia.

Southern Museum gearing up for Great Locomotive Chase sesquicentennial

February 8, 2012 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History is gearing up to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the Great Locomotive Chase, one of the Civil War’s most thrilling episodes.