to Chattanooga, Tenn. It entered history when a squad of Union raiders stole the locomotive during the Civil War, prompting a rail-based hot pursuit that became the subject of the Disney movie The ...

But the necessity of railroads in Georgia grew exponentially in the early days of the Civil War. During the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862, Union raiders used the Western & Atlantic Railroad’s ...

Jacob Parrott, who participated in the locomotive hijacking and was beaten ... in an Ohio infantry regiment after the start of the Civil War. Wilson was born in 1830 in Belmont County, Ohio.

All aboard! If you’re into trains — whether they’re real or models — the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History is the place to be on Saturday, Jan. 25, and Sunday, Jan. 26.