The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Andrew's Raid -Locomotive Chase (4/12/1862) - Apr. 11th, 2003

http://ngeorgia.goldenink.com/history/raiders.html ^

[Alouette]

I have a first edition of William Pittenger's "extended" memoirs, published in 1885 (the original was published shortly after his exploits, in 1862 I believe). It's too bad that the Buster Keaton and Fess Parker films were not serious efforts. I would like to see a really detailed, accurate historical film made of this event.

[SAMWolf]

"The General" is considered one of the Classics.

[manna]

Present!

[AnAmericanMother]

Indeed.

Love that movie.

Did you see Keaton's cameo in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"? He must have been 80 years old, and he was STILL funny.

[NewEnglander]

remove

[snopercod]

We sure could use a few vets over on this other thread to straighten out the FReepers who think GIs should not be allowed to wave the US flag. (Yeah, it embarasses me, too.)

US Army Bans Display Of American Flags In Iraq - NY Times

[archy]

The former whistle stop of Big Shanty is now the city of Kennesaw. On March 30th of this year they had the formal dedication of the town's museum of Civil War and Locomotive history, now open to the public.

And there it sits on honoured display, still in operating condition following a loving restoration at the Louisville and Nashville Railroad shops in 1961, the corporate inheritor's of the original Atlantic & Western's name and route. Through 1962-1964 it toured the country, and now deserves the rest and treasured display it's service earned.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks snopercod.

[WhiskeyPapa]

The former whistle stop of Big Shanty is now the city of Kennesaw. On March 30th of this year they had the formal dedication of the town's museum of Civil War and Locomotive history, now open to the public.

That site was a little too General to me.

Walt

[EternalVigilance]

Why I Support the Reelection of President George W. Bush

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/891075/posts

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Cote. Sounds like Walt Whitman had a thing for locomotives.

[archy]

That site was a little too General to me.

All generalities are untrue.

--Mark Twain

[archy]

Why I Support the Reelection of President George W. Bush

Bush is far from perfect, and even his administration's leadership through this recent military venture is no guarantee of his reelection, just as his father's relative success in Kuwait did not garner him the support needed for a second term. Americans will be watching Bush on a number of other matters, including the Mexican border issue, domestic security and Republican leadership in rolling back the expiring Democratic *Assault weapons* ban that neither reduced crime nor provided Americans with better access to Homeland security equipment. We shall see.

However, probable future support of Bush at least lets us avoid the specter of the Democrats slipping in something along the lines of the following scenario, unthinkable now, but all too-possible during the Clinton era.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the forty-third President of the United States...thankfully, in another dimension where alternate circumstances worked their way on political events.

We need to do better than this. Much better.

-archy-/-

[Jen]

OK, done.

[U S Army EOD]

And this brings back memories of The Great Locomotive Chase staring Fess Parker. The movie was filmed up in the Mountain City and Clayton, Georgia area because they still had the old wooden bridges. I had many local relatives that were used as extras in the movie. At the old York House hotel there is a picture of them with the General, Fess Parker and a bunch of my cousins (Note: They are the ones with most of their teeth).

[U S Army EOD]

Check out my post to Anti Jen about movie. I had a lot of cousins used as extras. Movie was made in Clayton/Mountain City, GA area because they still had the wooden bridges.

[U S Army EOD]

After Davy Crocket but before Daniel Boone.

[SAMWolf]

(Note: They are the ones with most of their teeth).

LOL! Cool, I remember seeing that flic when I wa a lot younger.

[PAR35]

According to the City of Atlanta web site, the Texas is still on display in the Cyclorama. (Closed Christmas, Martin Luther King day, New Year's and Thanksgiving).

Photos can be found here:
http://www.andrewsraid.com/t_restore.html