Adairsville Depot: The mural
On the east wall of the old Western & Atlantic RR depot in Adairsville, GA, there's a large mural depicting the final moments of the "Great Locomotive Chase" in Northern Georgia, on April 12th of 1862. Although it was a relatively minor incident in the four-year Civil War and it ended up having little military significance, it is something that Georgians have never forgotten. Although the painting is quite beautiful, it does appear to contain some historical inaccuracies. First and foremost, it shows the locomotive "General" running light, when most available evidence indicates that she still had one, battered box car left behind her. Secondly, it shows the raiders apparently shooting at their pursuers with long rifles, when in fact, no shots were fired during the raid and the raiders only weapons were the pistols they were issued by the US Military.
Adairsville Depot: The mural
On the east wall of the old Western & Atlantic RR depot in Adairsville, GA, there's a large mural depicting the final moments of the "Great Locomotive Chase" in Northern Georgia, on April 12th of 1862. Although it was a relatively minor incident in the four-year Civil War and it ended up having little military significance, it is something that Georgians have never forgotten. Although the painting is quite beautiful, it does appear to contain some historical inaccuracies. First and foremost, it shows the locomotive "General" running light, when most available evidence indicates that she still had one, battered box car left behind her. Secondly, it shows the raiders apparently shooting at their pursuers with long rifles, when in fact, no shots were fired during the raid and the raiders only weapons were the pistols they were issued by the US Military.