Tour Stop 2: The Great Locomotive Chase

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2 жыл бұрын

Our first stop is at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw to learn about the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862, made famous by the 1926 film "The General" and the 1956 Disney film "The Great Locomotive Chase." Garry Adelman and Kris White are joined by Joshua Trower, Education Program Coordinator at the museum.
This video is part of our Battlefield Tour Series covering Civil War Georgia. View the full playlist here: • Civil War Georgia/Tenn...
The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.

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@spikejonze6182 2 жыл бұрын

Hire Joshua for the trust!! He's AWESOME!!!

@brettbradshaw3297 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Mr. Josh Trower! Your talk was superb!

@jonoe3494 2 жыл бұрын

Such an enjoyable presentation by Josh! I’d forgotten about this particular event, so I had tremendous fun during the telling. Thanks much, fellas!!

@jumpmaster82nd. 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff! Josh is as engaging as Garry! Knows his stuff and tells it well!

@davidhull7115 2 жыл бұрын

Man. Mr Trower is so enthusiastic! Great to see.

@Acalltoservice03 2 жыл бұрын

I work for the City of Kennesaw and pass by the museum several times a week. Lots of great history. Not much left of Camp McDonald except some green space across from the backside of City Hall. And some earthworks along a trail behind the First Baptist Church of Kennesaw.

@150pilot 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful museum! While the focus is The General and the Locomotive Chase, the museum is filled with a lot of railroading artifacts and local history. Well worth the visit. There are also other monuments and sites of interest between there and Chattanooga, Tennessee related to the chase. A few of the raiders are buries at the National Cemetery in Chattanooga near a monument of The General. Also worth the time to visit.

@timothywalker4563 2 жыл бұрын

I used to be a “docent” for a museum this guy is good 👍

@derekrupert2013 2 жыл бұрын

Trower is great! Love his energy and knowledge.

@bobbymiller1414 2 жыл бұрын

That's fantastic the original steam engine my great-grandfather was a engineer of the B&A Railroad Boston to Albany line thank you for this video

@theclayfeet 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous presentation! I know there wasn’t time to talk about it but OMG the stories of the guys who successfully escaped (and HOW they escaped!) that is worth another 20 minutes! Also, my cousin Pvt. Robert Buffum of the 21st Ohio was one of the six who were finally exchanged and received the medal of honor. A little known fact is that all of the Raiders who were privates were instantly boosted up to lieutenants because of this mission. Those who survived that is. Sadly my cousin Robert Buffum suffered certainly post traumatic stress from the ordeal and he ended up dying years later in prison where he is buried today.

@tinaphillips7239 2 жыл бұрын

The site where Andrew’s Raiders and “The General” were caught is just down the road from my house about five minutes. There is a larger stone marker that has General inscripted on it and tells about the Great Locomotive chase. Andrew’s Raiders we’re taken to Chattanooga and hung as spies. They are buried in the Chattanooga National cemetery downtown. The location of the graves is right at the front entrance to the cemetery. It is a group of about 7 graves arranged in a semi circle with a locomotive monument in the center

@williamanderson5437 2 жыл бұрын

I think you have 'lifted & renamed' a previous post by zoe.......what do you hope to gain ?

@carbinephantom 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation, gentlemen!

@rjones8576 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed Josh and the guys as always.

@davidhull7115 2 жыл бұрын

My dad was a train buff, and I remember him taking me to see this movie in 1956, when I was 6. When I was seven, we moved to Tennessee and I may be hallucinating but I think I was allowed to get up on the engine.

@Just_Sara 2 жыл бұрын

I love hearing people nerd out over what they love, it shows us why we should love it too - thank you guys!!

@larrydemaar409 2 жыл бұрын

“The General” was severely damaged during the Civil War. There is a picture by George Barnard of the General showing this damage on Page 339 of Russell Bonds’ book entitled “Stealing the General”. Secretary of War Stanton gave 6 of the raiders their Medals of Honor (newly minted) in his office. “The Texas” is also, preserved at the Atlanta History Center.

@williamanderson5437 2 жыл бұрын

This is yet another posting that has a duplicate by different named people - WHY, what do you hope to gain from it. ?

@larrydemaar409 2 жыл бұрын

@@williamanderson5437 Somebody copied and posted again my original post. I don’t know why.

@Deetzbaby 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and awesome presentation and enthusiasm from museum staff Joshua T. It is so great to see the passion and excitement teaching about these great moments in the civil war. I have never been to the Southern Civil War History Museum but it is now on my bucket list to see the "General" and I hope that I can meet Joshua as well. Great job ABT team!

@normanlathrop6533 2 жыл бұрын

Such a terrific presentation! Thank you gentlemen!

@puggsandgunsandthings 2 жыл бұрын

If I survive the next couple of months I hope to visit here! Thank you for the video!

@ronaldlemongello6116 2 жыл бұрын

Josh is fantastic! As always, wonderful video by all at ABT!

@aoac1 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful presentation guys of a notable event!

@serendipityfarms1 2 жыл бұрын

What a great and informative video! Please make more. So interesting!

@lofiloop9124 2 жыл бұрын

The Buster Keaton silent movie ''The General' was inspired by this story. Not completely historically accurate, but basically every exciting bit from the story is in the movie in some form. It's a masterpiece. Watch it! You won't regret it.

@Just_Sara 2 жыл бұрын

It's great!

@williamanderson5437 2 жыл бұрын

It has now been Colourised (April 2022), not the finest quality nut it's free on KZfaq, worth checking is 'Santa Fe Trail' too - also colourised - far better, with Ronald Reagan & many other stars too (it features the John Brown raid at Harpers Ferry)..

@Grunt802VT 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant presentation!! Love this!! Semper FI

@kevindecoteau3186 2 жыл бұрын

Wow Joshua is a big man.

@lelandnanny967 2 жыл бұрын

Been there and enjoyed the museum very much.

@jamesbyrum6905 2 жыл бұрын

More interesting facts about this raid - Raider Ovid Smith was 16 and too young to enlist in the army when he joined, therefore he gave a fictitious name (James) and age (18). He and Llewelyn were the ones stopped in Tennessee by the Confederate army.

@pelzerd1 2 жыл бұрын

Great story, thank you!

@MrFrikkenfrakken 2 жыл бұрын

Just a great story about cloak and dagger and a thrilling chase. I bet it inspired things like the movie 'Firefox' and others.

@drby0788 2 жыл бұрын

Wish they'd make another movie about. This event was truly one of the most daring stories told, and deserves more recognition

@Revolver1701 3 ай бұрын

I wish so too. “The Great Locomotive Chase” is one of my favorite movies since I was a kid. The movie was filmed on the old Tallulah Falls Railroad which, sadly, no longer exists. I’d love to see a new movie made.

@chuckoffcampus9738 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! The B&O Railroad Museum also has (had?) a great exhibit on railroads in the Civil War.

@jimsmith7829 2 жыл бұрын

I was there recently. Awesome museum and very interesting exhibit!

@p.k.5455 Жыл бұрын

Josh was AWESOME!!! His enthusiasm and knowledge combined and made this an exciting and fun video!

@gregstarks 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Dalton, GA and this is one of my favorite Civil War stories. Thanks for putting this online!

@SmedleyDouwright 2 жыл бұрын

Fun story and a very cool locomotive, "The General".

@matthewmoneypit1558 2 жыл бұрын

I felt like Captain America when they were talking about Back to the Future. Thinking I understand that reference. 😆

@timmylee41 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@billsonsin7547 2 жыл бұрын

Been there twice. Long time fan of the story of the GLC. William Pittinger, one of the raiders and the unofficial chronicler of the raid, is a distant relative on my mother's side.

@robertweber567 2 жыл бұрын

Josh is great, wow!

@lawrencemyers3623 2 жыл бұрын

At first I was going to skip over this as it didn't really spark my interest. I was wrong. It's quite a story and I admire Mr. Trower's passion for trains and history. Thanks for posting.

@nathanfisher1826 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great job

@wargame2play 3 ай бұрын

Hi! I’m John Robert Pittenger , the Great Great Nephew of William Pittenger , one of the Raiders! Loved your video! Uncle Will would have loved it too! ( he authored “ Daring and Suffering “ about the raid , which Walt Disney used as the basis of the script for “ The Great Locomotive Chase “ starring Fess Parker. My Cousin Gregg Pittenger is helping to design a board game based on the Raid entitled “ Train Thieves “.

@sydhendrix4853 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool video. Thanks guys

@paulposey1162 2 жыл бұрын

Great presentation Josh

@ChimChim812 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Was this one of the first SpecOps missions in US History? Sounds like a great candidate :-)

@theappalachiarailfans 2 жыл бұрын

This happens to be the event that got me into the Civil War. Cool to see the American Battlefield Trust doing a video about it.

@themusicman1556 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from the Bay Area, if you're ever in the area come see the California Railroad Museum, home of the C.P Huntington!

@Murph52 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. This is a fascinating story and Josh is Great. Love his technical knowledge and passion for this subject.. Just moved to Kennesaw and this museum will be our next stop. Hope to see Josh there!!

@craiggleason8386 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the fess Parker movie about this as a kid

@williamanderson5437 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, from Birkenhead, England (where the '290 / Enrica / CSS Alabama' was built & launched and also where 'The Sea King / CSS Shenandoah' ended her voyage in 1865, well after the war had ended - the last Confederate flag to be lowered ?). One question seemingly not covered - What was the gauge of the A & W RR for the entire length. Knowing most rail lines in the South ran North / South, but many states had different gauges - can you clarify how many different gauges were in operation during the war 1860 - 1865. Great coverage of the Museum, love to visit it one day. Finest Regards.

@j.j.foster7002 2 жыл бұрын

The Western & Atlantic Rail Road was built to the 5-foot Broad Gauge (1524mm) before the War, very common in the South. On May-31-June 1, 1886, it was regauged to Northern Standard Gauge (4' 8 1/2", 1435 mm) , all 138 miles in 24 hours, basically. Locomotives and rolling stock were regauged at the same time. (Per the wiki entry relating to the W&ARR).

@SouthernGentleman 2 жыл бұрын

There’s a Disney movie called the great locomotive chase. It’s pretty good

@williamanderson5437 2 жыл бұрын

That's the one mentioned, staring Fez Parker.

@donaldmackerer9032 2 жыл бұрын

Loved that movie. I thought it was Fess Parker

@shiningstaer 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I love the new music added in the google maps view. I freaking love y’all!!!

@vikapica8123 2 жыл бұрын

I’m lucky too have been there! I don’t see anything on alatona one of my favorite walks through the civil war

@howardstotler616 2 ай бұрын

Younare within a stones throw of Big Shanty BBQ, great stuff!

@spikejonze6182 2 жыл бұрын

Terrific video!

@nathandodge665 2 жыл бұрын

Buster Keaton made of movie about this locomotive I believe it was called The General

@model-man7802 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't Disney do a Movie on this?I saw it on TV as a kid.

@theclayfeet 2 жыл бұрын

Yes starring Fess Parker!

@drby0788 2 жыл бұрын

Yes and they used the William Mason as the general which ran at the b&o railroad museum for a little while, and the Inyo as the Texas

@johnkeenan5404 2 жыл бұрын

My Sons of Veterans of the Civil War Camp is named for one of the Raiders, Sgt William Pittenger. He was one of the first recipients of the Medal of Honor along with several other Raiders. He is buried in Fallbrook California.

@dgr8zod 2 жыл бұрын

4-4-0 American class, continuous production for more than 70 years.

@williamvanderburg5949 6 ай бұрын

The last time it was actually under steam was in April 1972 when it was driven under its own power to the museum site.

@jumpmaster82nd. 2 жыл бұрын

There was a kids book based on the event that I believe I read about a thousand times.

@tonyk1584 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. After they got off the train they were captured because they couldn't cover their tracks....Sorry!

@davidrutledge1482 2 жыл бұрын

No mention that the General was in the Chattanooga locomotive barn after the war and on display untltil Geotlrgia sued in 1972. They left a lot out.

@Dd13200 2 жыл бұрын

Peter Bracken is buried at Rose Hill cemetery in Macon Ga.

@bigsarge2085 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@mikehrenak1390 2 жыл бұрын

I was a 65 bravo in the army locomotive mechanic wish I would have followed that trade the Milwaukee road was failing not hiring loved doing brake stands with a locomotive sending sparks is awesome air2 s army out

@eliotreader8220 5 ай бұрын

I understand that the Raiders soaked their fire wood with oil which made it burn hotter in the firebox

@northerngentleman3643 6 күн бұрын

there's Gary acting as a fool again,,,look at me syndrome

@mapleleaf902 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining the locomotive. My grandfather was a fireman on the CNR after WW1. He worked himself up to engineer. Train pride! So, I really appreciated the education.