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Among our Exchanges.
The Telegraph, Friend, Neb.
We are in receipt of a neat illustrat
ed folder of the Western & Atlantic
Railroad, which is chucked full of il
lustrative scenes and bits of history of
Sherman’s great campaign from Chat
tanooga to Atlanta. Not a tie along
this line but what has been within
hearing of the zip of a minnie ball or
the boom of cannon. We took this
great route once with a musket in our
hands and for a hundred mortal days
heard the whiz of shot and shell for ev
ery one but three of them. Within
sight of this line fighting Joe Hooker
fought and crawled up above the clouds
on Lookout Mountain. This line runs
through the battle ground of Mission
Ridge, and Chickamauga lays along its
iron rails. Resaca, the terrible charge
at Kennesaw, Peachtree creek and the
battles around Atlanta, besides a score
of others which we have not mentioned,
were fought along this line. Thou
sands of brave men went down in death
in these engagements until it would
seem that the very earth was saturated
with human gore and sacred to the
whole country. How mortal man ev
er charged up Kennesaw or stood with
“Pap” Thomas at Chickamauga and
lived, is beyond our conception. These
great battles have demonstrated that
Americans are the greatest fighters of
the world, where at Chickamauga we
left on the field 19,000 out of 35,000
men taken into the fight, and hardly
a house could be visited in Georgia but
what some one was mourned from that
bloody field. What memories are
crowded along this line! How many
tears have been shed over brave boys
who fell on these fields! We should
sometime like to visit those scenes of
mortal and terrific combat again.
The Cherokee (Kansas) Sentinel.
The Great Kennesaw Route (W. &
A. R. R., from Chattanooga, Tenn.,
to Atlanta, Georgia, is the most popu
lar road in the South. The equipment
and train service is of the best, and,
passing through a region made famous
during the war, it is also justly called
the scenic route. The general passen
ger agent of this line, Mr. Joseph M.
Brown, Atlanta, Ga., has recently fa
vored us with a fine book, in colors, en
titled “Battle Fields and Historic
Scenes,” along this line of road. It is
illustrated with a large number of both
northern and southern generals, war
maps, battle scenes, etc., and is of
great interest to any old soldier —Fed-
eral or Confederate —who was in the
late war. It is chuck full of incidents,
anecdotes,descriptions,historical sketch
es, songs, etc., and will be sent to any
one for a one cent stamp. Every sol
dier especially, on which ever side,
should send for it. It contains some
50 pages.
Shawano Co. (Wis.) Advocate.
We take pleasure in acknowledging
the receipt of a neat little book of over
fifty pages from the Western & At
lantic R. R. Co. The book contains
maps and descriptions of historic in
terest. It was along the line of this
road that some of the hardest fighting
of the late war was done. This road is
therefore the route most sought by trav
elers. From Chattanooga to Atlanta
every mile is marked by historic in
cidents. This part of the South is al
so noted for its wonderful mineral and
agricultural resources.
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Carroll Free Press, (Carrollton, O.)
Joseph M. Brown, general passen
ger agent, Atlanta, Georgia, has our
thanks for a copy of the Kennesaw
Gazette and a finely illustrated hand
book of the Western & Atlantic Rail
road. This road runs through a fer
tile valley at the foot of Kennesaw
Mountain, and passes many historic
places, made famous by the war. The
Southern people seem to be holding out
the olive branch to Northern capital
and immigrants; and by the pictures
and descriptions of battles from a
Southern standpoint, as given in the
documents sent us, we are led to infer
that the New South is destined ere long
to lay aside the old fire-eating spirit of
their politicians and to become a hive
of industry and wealth. They are be
ginning to see that this is a united Na
tion, spelled with a big N, and that
their country and ours is one and the
same. Grant said years ago, “Let us
have peace.” Now may we have pros
perity also.
Sherburne Co. (Minn.) Star-News.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
handsome folder from the Western &
Atlantic R. R., entitled “Battle Fields
and Historic Scenes along the Great
Kennesaw Route.” Some of the hard
est fighting of the war took place on
the line of this railroad, and the folder
is a veritable encyclopedia of facts per
taining thereto. The Western & At
lantic must certainly be a very inter
esting line to travel over.
St. Peter (Minn.) Journal.
We have received a number of re
quests to furnish parties with a copy of
the “Battle Fields Folder,” mention of
which was made in the Journal two
weeks ago. We refer all such parties
to Mr. J seph M. Brown, general pas
senger agent, Western & Atantic Rail
road, Atlanta, Ga., as we do not fur
nish tinm. Enclose a one cent postage
stamp.
Sunbuiy (Pa.) News.
One of the neatest sketches is the
Western & Atlantic book on the Bat
tle-fields and Historic Scenes along the
Great Kennesaw’ Route. It is full of
excellent matter for the soldier and
general reader. It is a perfect gem of
beauty and information.
Steivartsville (Mo.) Independent.
The Kennesaw Gazette, published
at Atlanta, Ga., knocks at our door
for an ex. It gets it.
Ellisville (Miss.) Eagle.
The Kennesaw Gazette, published
at Atlanta, Ga., is a finely executed
specimen of newspaper work. It is
well filled with choice literary mat
ter.
Vandalia (Ill.) Union.
We have received from Mr. Joseph
M. Brown, general passenger agent of
the Western & Atlantic R. R. Co.,
Atlanta, Ga., a copy of their Battle
Field Folder, descriptive of battle fields
and historic scenes along their lines of
the road, illustrated. The Folder is
the most interesting brief history of
battles in Georgia extant, and one
which will be quite a souvenir in the
hands of the soldiers engaged and oth
ers who like to read incidents of the
Georgia campaign.
Chanute (Kansas.) Blade.
We acknowledge the receipt ot a
pamphlet from the Western & Atlantic
R. R. Co., containing accurate maps
of airthc battle-fields and brief account
of the battles fought during the “At
lanta campaign.” It contains a brief
description of eighty-two battles, is
THE KENNESAW GAZETTE.
well written, and we believe, entirely
impartial. It shows up the advantages
of the Great Kennesaw Route, to the
eastern Gulf States, and something of
the wonderful possibilities of the coal
and iron regions of\ Tennessee, Ala
bama and Georgia.
Waukon (lowa.) Democrat.
We have received from the Western
& Atlantic Railroad the prettiest and
most entertaining folder we have seen
this year. It is replete with a record
of ba t ties and reminiscences of the great
rebellion and movements of both arm
ies in the South in the vicinity of the
W. & A. R. R. This is the leading
railway in the South and a favorite
route for tourists and travelers to the
sunny land.
Daily Public Spirit, Laporte, Ind.
A very neat journal comes to us from
Atlanta, Ga., called the Kennesaw
Gazette. It is published for the pur
pose of booming the Western & At
lantic Railroad, and it is doing that
work iu the most efficient manner.
That road is very wisely issuing a great
deal of war talk on the great campaign
of Sherman and Johnston, which took
place along its line.
Petoskey (Mich.) Becord.
The Kennesaw Gazette, which is
published in the interests of the West
ern & Atlantic Railroad, down which,
from Chattanooga to Atlanta many an
old “vet” of Emmet county marched
in 1864, has a good many excellent
things in it. * * * #
THE GREAT KENNESAW ROUTE.
Many and ingenuous are the devices
used by railroads in the way of adver
tising, but by all odds the most ingenu
ous, and effective is that of the West
ern & Atlantic, familiarly called the
Kennesaw Route. They have just is
sued a book of 50 pages entitled “The
Campaign Along the Line of the West
ern & Atlantic from Chattanooga to
Atlanta. It contains a series of excel
lent maps of the various battle-fields,
with sketches, extracts from the me
moirs of Generals Sherman and John
ston, tables of losses incurred, and a
mass of other matter which will be of
great interest to all the old soldiers who
participated in that memorable cam
paign the most ably led, and the most
stubbornly contested on both sides, of
any campaign of our war, or indeed of
modern times. The editor of the Bee
ord being familiar with every foot of
the way, and having a lively remem
brance of the stirring scenes of that
campaign, has read this book with a
great deal of interest and filed it away
for reference. There are many of the
boys of Sherman’s command in this re
gion who would prize it greatly, and
they can procure a copy free by send
ing a postal card with their address to
Mr. Joseph M. Brown, Gen’l Pass.
Agent, Atlanta, Ga. Ask for the
“Battle Field Folder.”
Ohio Patriot, (New Lisbon, O.)
The Battle Field Folder of the West
ern & Atlantic R. R. Co., is on our
desk. It is a beautiful folder with
many of the battle-fields between Nash
ville and Atlanta shown in colors. Be
sides the illustrations a great deal of
war history is inserted. This line of
railroad was the greatest feeder in war
times, and both armies kept as close to
it as possible. In visiting the South
do not fail to buy your ticket over this
line.
Die Dispatch,, (Shamokin, Pa.)
The Western Atlantic R. R. Co.
has issued a neat little pamphlet, giv-
ing a history of that portion of the great
civil war transpiring along its line of
road. The book is very handsomely
illustrated and while, of course, it is in
tended as an advertisement for the
road, it is really a valuable historical
record.
Piedmont (Mo.) Leader.
The neatest thing we have seen in
the line of railway maps or folders is
gotten out by the Western & Atlantic
R. R. Co., the “Great Kennesaw
Route.” It is a pamphlet of some fif ß
ty pages, with highly finished engrav
ings of the battle of Kennesaw’
Mountain and other big battles that
were fought along that line in Georgia
during the late civil war. In fact, it
gives a history with engraving and map
of the towns and battle-fields of all the
campaigns along the line of that popu
lar and picturesque route.
The Western & Atlantic is the
Only Railroad in America
Whose line is not “geographically
straight” —on paper.
Whose trains run into the Union
Passenger Depots at Atlanta and Chat
tanooga, making connection at each
place, with no omnibus transfers.
Which runs around the base of the
majestic and famous Kennesaw’ Moun
tain.
Which runs through and within
cannon sound of scenes where occurred
over fifty battles, or minor conflicts,
of the “War between the States.”
On which occurred the noted “Cap
ture of a Locomotive,” the chase, and
overhauling of its captors.
Which runs through the beautiful
and historic Chickamauga Valley its
entire length.
Which runs through the famous Al
latoona Pass.
By which you can go from Atlanta
or Chattanooga to the great Georgia
marble quarries.
By which the “great American trav
eling public” reach the line penetrat
ing the healthiest county in America —
Fannin county, Ga.
Whose competitors termed it “only
a Sidetrack but found it “The Big
gest Thing for its Size in Ameriky.”
Whose superiority its chief compet
itor has acknowledged, after vainly en
deavoring to equal its superb advan
tages and attractions, by practically
giving up the contest in this respect,
and endeavoring to cabbage its route
title, ‘ ‘The Great Kennesaw Route,”
and thus fooling the traveling public
into the idea that it was “The Great
Kennesaw Route.”
(This attempt by its competitor to
deceive the public into the belief that
it is “The Great Kennesaw Route”
is the highest compliment one line ev
er paid its rival, as well as a most hu
miliating confession of the weakness of
the line attempting to practice the de
ception. The Western & Atlantic peo
ple are so proud of this compliment
that the editor is afraid they are going
to get spoiled.)
Which runs through scenes associat
ed with memories of three of the most
beautiful as well as stirring lyrics in
the English language, viz :
“Home, Sweet Home,”
“I am dying, Egypt, dying,
“Hold the Fort, for I am Coming,”
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