Stashed away in a corner of Kennesaw, Georgia is an affiliate museum of the Smithsonian – the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History. I suppose you’d need a good reason to stumble upon this historical gem. I did have and happily found a treasure trove of historical relics and displays of our nation’s early development and use of the locomotive.
The locomotive revolutionized transport in the United States in the years prior to the Civil War. And when conflict erupted in 1861, it greatly augmented both the Union’s and the Confederacy’s ability to move troops and supplies from one battlefield to another – meaning that more troops could be deployed more quickly and better rested and supplied than ever before. As you might guess, the killing ratio rose as well. After the war, though, the locomotive returned to its peacetime mission of carrying people, farm produce, and equipment from east to west and north to south.
This museum has it all in handsome depictions, reconstructions, and well-written descriptions of 19th century America.
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