Beginning with the Great Locomotive Chase and the battle of Chickamauga, to the Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea
A Formidable Foe
| A Formidable Foe During the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman moves south from Kingston to Kennesaw Mountain. |
A Letter Home (Confederate)
| A Letter Home (Confederate) Letter home from the fighting around Atlanta |
A Letter Home (Union)
| A Letter Home (Union) Written by a Union soldier near Atlanta |
A Needless Waste of Lives
| A Needless Waste of Lives Near Marietta, Ga. Federal troops engage the Confederates across Pine Mountain, Brush Mountain and Kennesaw. |
After Atlanta
| After Atlanta From the capture of Atlanta, the heart of the South, until Sherman left the state on the March to the Sea and Hood headed west on the Nashville Campaign. |
Atlanta Campaign
| Atlanta Campaign
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Atlanta Campaign Chronology
| Atlanta Campaign Chronology A chronology of the events during Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's Atlanta Campaign |
Atlanta Under Sherman
| Atlanta Under Sherman Occupied Atlanta was a different town than it had been at any other time. Few Georgians lived there, the police force was from Massachusetts... |
Battle Above the Clouds
| Battle Above the Clouds
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Battle of Allatoona Pass
| Battle of Allatoona Pass Hood's first major battle after the loss of Atlanta left a strong Union fort in place when the Confederates failed to take an important railroad pass |
Battle of Atlanta
| Battle of Atlanta Hood lashes out at Sherman, who occupies a high ridge east of the city. |
Battle of Atlanta Map
| Battle of Atlanta Map Hood lashes out at Sherman, who occupies a high ridge east of the city. |
Battle of Browns Ferry
| Battle of Browns Ferry William B. Hazen crosses the Tennessee River and opens the Cracker Line to Bridgeport, Alabama. |
Battle of Dalton
| Battle of Dalton Johnston's men withstands George Thomas' Army of the Cumberland while McPherson moves south |
Battle of Davis Crossroads
| Battle of Davis Crossroads A brief battle in McLemore Cove that presaged the much larger Battle of Chickamauga |
Battle of Gilgal Church
| Battle of Gilgal Church Daniel Butterfield and John Geary strike an entrenched Pat Cleburne just north of Burnt Hickory on Sandtown Road in Cobb County |
Battle of Jonesboro
| Battle of Jonesboro Hood lashes out at Sherman, who occupies a high ridge east of the city. |
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
| Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
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Battle of Kolb's Farm
| Battle of Kolb's Farm
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Battle of Lookout Mountain
| Battle of Lookout Mountain
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Battle of Peachtree Creek
| Battle of Peachtree Creek With John Bell Hood in command, the Army of Tennessee slams into the Army of the Cumberland as it crosses Peachtree Creek |
Battle of Pickett's Mill
| Battle of Pickett's Mill
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Battle of Resaca
| Battle of Resaca Resaca becomes the battleground as Sherman forces Johnston to retreat from Dalton. |
Battle of Wauhatchie
| Battle of Wauhatchie Longstreet[CS] attacks Geary[US] in the early morning hours of October 29, 1863. |
Before Chickamauga
| Before Chickamauga As William Rosecrans moves on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, Braxton Bragg decides to commit his entire force to stopping them. |
Causes of the Civil War
| Causes of the Civil War Competing nationalisms, political turmoil, the definition of freedom, the preservation of the Union, the fate of slavery and the structure of our society and economy could all be listed as significant contributing factors in America's bloodiest conflict. |
Celebrating The Great Locomotive Chase
| Celebrating The Great Locomotive Chase During the Civil War Centennial a celebration of the Great Locomotive Chase was a highlight for many including renown author and artist, Wilbur Kurtz |
Chattahoochee River Line
| Chattahoochee River Line Built by Francis Shoup, this line protect Joe Johnston's retreat to Atlanta from the advancing Union forces |
Chickamauga
| Chickamauga Rosecrans encounters stiffer than expected Rebel resistance and decides to move north along Chickamauga Creek, unaware that he was about to engage General Bragg in the bloodiest two days of American History |
Chickamauga Campaign
| Chickamauga Campaign Covers the movements of the Union and Confederate Armies in the weeks prior to the battle of Chickamauga. |
Civil War in Chattanooga
| Civil War in Chattanooga Overview of Chattanooga, Tennessee during the Civil War. |
Commanders at Kennesaw Mountain
| Commanders at Kennesaw Mountain Overview of the commanders of the Union and Confederates engaged during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain |
Cracker Line
| Cracker Line For a month, 40,000 men starved in Chattanooga until Ulysess S. Grant orders the opening of The Cracker Line. |
Fighting at Cheatham Hill
| Fighting at Cheatham Hill 3 brigades under Confederate Frank Cheatham repulse three Union brigades under Jefferson C. Davis during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. |
Granger saves the Federal Right
| Granger saves the Federal Right Held in reserve, Granger advances without orders io support Thomas on Snodgrass Hill |
Great Locomotive Chase Participants
| Great Locomotive Chase Participants Led by James Andrews, the names of the 22 men who participated in The Great Locomotive Chase and others |
Hood Takes Command
| Hood Takes Command With Sherman poised to take Atlanta Jefferson Davis decided to put John Bell Hood in charge of the Army of Tennessee |
Kennesaw Mountain Battles
| Kennesaw Mountain Battles Kolb's Farm and Kennesaw Mountain are the two battlefields partially protected by Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. |
March to the Sea
| March to the Sea
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Missionary Ridge
| Missionary Ridge Braxton Bragg is defeated by U.S. Grant, William T. Sherman, George Thomas and Joseph Hooker in a defeat that many believe was the South's last hope |
Missionary Ridge-Battle of Tunnel Hill
| Missionary Ridge-Battle of Tunnel Hill Sherman and the Army of the Tennessee are stopped by division commander Patrick Cleburne |
Names from The Great Locomotive Chase
| Names from The Great Locomotive Chase Lists of the men and spies involved in Andrews Raid and the locomotives involved in the event |
Opening Curtain
| Opening Curtain Sherman advances, doing battle at Tunnel Hill, Dalton, Resaca and barely missing an engagement in Cassville. From his position in Kingston... |
Orchard Knob
| Orchard Knob Hill in Chattanooga captured Nov. 23 and used 2 days later to watch the Battle of Missionary Ridge |
Ringgold Gap
| Ringgold Gap In the retreat from Chattanooga Cleburne defeats Hooker at Ringgold Gap in spite of being outnumbered 3 to 1 |
Secession!
| Secession! Faced with a Republican president, Georgia elects a convention to vote on Secession. Unlike South Carolina and Mississippi, the outcome of the vote is very close.. |
Sherman leaves his lifeline
| Sherman leaves his lifeline Leaving the Western and Atlantic RR, Sherman boldly moves towards Dallas in Paulding County |
The battles for Atlanta
| The battles for Atlanta With Joe Johnston relieved from command after Peachtree Creek, Sherman warned his generals to expect an attack at any time. Hood obliged with the Battle of Atlanta, Ezra Church, Utoy Creek and Jonesboro, . |
The Great Locomotive Chase
| The Great Locomotive Chase From its start at Big Shanty until its end north of the Ringgold Depot, this Civil War episode is the most famous railroad adventure of all time. |
The Lightning Mule Brigade
| The Lightning Mule Brigade Manufacturing center Rome is the destination of an early Union foray into Georgia |
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Athen's Double Barrel Cannon
| Athen's Double Barrel Cannon Richard Irby tells us about a unique piece of Athens/Clarke County history known as the Double Barrel Cannon |
Atlanta Premiere of Gone With The Wind
| Atlanta Premiere of Gone With The Wind The stars fell in Atlanta in December, 1939 to celebrate a film event unlike anything a southern town had ever seen. |
Attractions in North Georgia |
Atlanta History Center
| Atlanta History Center Plan a day to visit this extensive museum that features metro Atlanta history, the Civil War, Bobby Jones and top-notch traveling exhibits. Includes tours of Swan House and the Tullie Smith house. |
Chickamauga Battlefield
| Chickamauga Battlefield Take a journey to the bloodiest two days in American history and visit America's first military park |
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
| Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park History of the battle and the creation of the park, to the present-day fight to preserve our heritage. |
Biographies |
Howell Cobb
| Howell Cobb Governor of Georgia, Speaker of the U. S. House, Secretary of the Treasury, Candidate for U. S. President |
William S. Rosecrans
| William S. Rosecrans Union General in command of the Army of the Cumberland from October, 1862 until October, 1863, when he was relieved following the battle of Chickamauga |
Nathan Bedford Forrest
| Nathan Bedford Forrest Biography of the Confederate Cavalryman who entered the Civil War a private and left a general. Known for defeating forces superior in number, both Sherman and Grant called him "That Devil." |
John Bell Hood
| John Bell Hood Aggressive general who fought under Longstreet at Gettysburg and Chickamauga, promoted to command the Army of Tennessee during the Battle of Atlanta |
James Longstreet
| James Longstreet Biography of Confederate General James Longstreet, who grew up near Gainesville, fought in Virginia and Chickamauga, and spent his later years running the Piedmont Hotel |
James Birdseye McPherson
| James Birdseye McPherson Commander, Army of the Tennessee |
The General
| The General Famous Locomotive that was chased by the Texas from Kennesaw to Ringgold |
Francis Stebbins Bartow
| Francis Stebbins Bartow Colonel, CSA, died at Bull Run and was posthumously promoted to general |
Joseph E. Brown
| Joseph E. Brown Political leader in Georgia, Governor Joseph E. Brown would become a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate. |
Mary Edwards Walker
| Mary Edwards Walker Medal of Honor Awardee, Surgeon, Spy |
Leonidas Polk
| Leonidas Polk Beloved by his men, and most southerners, General Leonidas Polk died on a Pine Mountain, prior to the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain |
William Tecumseh Sherman
| William Tecumseh Sherman William Tecumseh Sherman was long hated by the people of northwest Georgia for his actions during the Atlanta Campaign. This biography by Wayne Bengston retells his trials and tribulations. |
George Thomas
| George Thomas Commander, Army of the Cumberland, during the Atlanta Campaign |
Winfield Scott
| Winfield Scott Federal officer in charge of Cherokee Removal, Scott would later devise the Anaconda Plan to defeat the South during the War Between the States |
John Brown Gordon
| John Brown Gordon Biography of the Confederate General and Georgia statesman who was one of the Bourbon Triumvirate |
Braxton Bragg
| Braxton Bragg Confederate General who commanded the Army of Mississippi and the Army of Tennessee before resigning after Chattanooga. As Jefferson Davis's chief-of-staff he relieved Joe Johnston and appointed John Bell Hood his replacement |
Jefferson Davis
| Jefferson Davis President of The Confederate States of America |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Battle for Chattanooga
| Battle for Chattanooga Overview of the events of October and November, 1863 |
Georgia History |
Medal of Honor
| Medal of Honor History of the Medal of Honor, first awarded to Andrews Raiders |
Letters |
Difference between the Battle of Atlanta and the Atlanta Campaign
| Difference between the Battle of Atlanta and the Atlanta Campaign What is the difference between the Battle of Atlanta and the Atlanta Campaign? |
End of the Civil War
| End of the Civil War When did the Civil War end? |
Civil War or War of Northern Aggression
| Civil War or War of Northern Aggression Why do you insist on calling the the Civil War the, quote...War of Northern Aggression..unquote?? |
North Georgia Parks |
Picketts Mill State Historic Site
| Picketts Mill State Historic Site Site of the Battle of Picketts Mill |
North Georgia Travel |
Kennesaw Mountain Park Tour
| Kennesaw Mountain Park Tour Driving tour of the battlefield west of Marietta |
Poetry Corner |
March to the Sea(poem)
| March to the Sea(poem) Herman Melville's story of General Sherman's March to the Sea. |
The Ballad of Chickamauga
| The Ballad of Chickamauga The battle of Chickamauga in a powerful ballad by Maurice Thompson |
Brothers(poem)
| Brothers(poem) A Civil War poem by Wayne Bengston ,Biographer of William T. Sherman, also wrote about the battle of Kennesaw and The Road to Resaca. |