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Henry, 22nd Alabama, to a young recruit, September 20, 1863 I B B 411 S State Highways 136 WAL R NUT AVE. D ATLANTA CAMPAIGN 52 Railroads (1864) 1 Trenton Large armies first entered Georgia in September 1863, when this village was briefly occupied 136 Resaca by Union Major General William S. Rosecrans and part of his Army of the Cumberland. In November a 14 Interpretive Markers 4 osawattee division of Major General William T. Sherman’s corps destroyed part of the town. Co Ri ver 2 Davis’s Cross Roads Advancing east through mountain passes, Union Major General James S. Negley’s Other Sites of Interest division of the 14th Corps escaped a potentially crushing defeat here when Confederate units three times 136C their number failed to properly coordinate an attack from September 9 to 11, 1863. Visitor Information Center 41 3 John B. Gordon Hall Originated as Chattooga Academy, then renamed for a former pupil, this was 156 Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s headquarters just prior to the Battle of Chickamauga in Lake Not in Existence in 1864 September 1863. It was a Federal commissary in June 1864 when attacked by Confederate cavalry. “War is cruelty, and you cannot 4 Crawfish Spring During the Battle of Chickamauga on September 19 & 20, 1863, many parched soldiers of both sides drank from this bubbling spring. The site of a reunion of opposing veterans held 15 CALHOUN refine it.” in 1889, it helped start the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park. Gen. W. T. Sherman, September 12, 1864 5 Lee & Gordon’s Mills Built by James Gordon between 1836 and 1857 and operated by his son-in- 1" = approximately 4 MILES law J. M. Lee during the Civil War, it was used briefly by Confederate General Braxton Bragg as Army headquarters in early September 1863, and later by various units of both armies. 41 6 McFarland Gap This gap through Missionary Ridge served as the primary route of retreat for the 53 Federal army after the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863. It later served as a route of 156 53 advance for part of the Federal forces at the start of the Atlanta Campaign in April & May 1864. 78 8 75 er 8 78 7 Ringgold Depot Damaged by Union Major General Joseph Hooker’s artillery during the Battle of aula Riv an 23 Ringgold Gap on November 27, 1863, when Confederate wagons were saved by Major General Patrick st E Oo V R. Cleburne’s division, the depot was repaired after the War. 85 A ND LA H E 8 Tunnel Hill This famous Western & Atlantic Railroad tunnel and depot witnessed the “Great Locomotive T IG V D SIMPSON S H A Chase” on April 12, 1862. The adjacent Clisby-Austin House was Union Major General William T. Sherman’s R N D O Adairsville L T R L E headquarters from May 7 to 12, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign. G O E V F N P 3 T A E I 140 E P S D 29 V H T A G I A I 9 Mill Creek Gap The nearly impregnable Rocky Face Ridge defenses built by Confederate General 140 N S L H I C A U H R E D C W P N Joseph E. Johnston’s Army on either side of this gap prompted Federal probing attacks from May 8 to JR. DRIVE W G A THER KIN S 34 E U L 12, 1864, while a part of Sherman’s armies were flanking through Snake Creek Gap. 35 L AV MARTIN KALB E 32 DE R 27 O Built by James Hamilton in 1840, it served as a hospital, then as the headquarters D 10 Hamilton House M A O . for Confederate Brigadier General Joseph H. Lewis’s famed Kentucky “Orphan Brigade” during the winter 33 14 EMORIAL DR 154 R 154 M of 1863-1864. It is currently a museum. 53 N 31 O 20 I R T A 20 11 Dalton Confederate Cemetery With the graves of more than 400 Confederate and 4 Federal A L T 41 P G S H LEN soldiers, who died in local hospitals, it includes a Memorial Wall and soldier’s statue. S D E WO VE L A V OD A L V A A ID 12 Dug Gap Battle Park As a feint to help hold Johnston’s Confederate army at Dalton, a Federal H E ABERNAT E HY BLVD E K GEORGIA AV T division aggressively attacked then withdrew from here on May 8, 1864. Meanwhile, the Federal Army O S R L of the Tennessee was flanking Dalton by secretly moving south toward Snake Creek Gap. E 13 L H I E C 411 C H V O 13 Snake Creek Gap Union Major General James B. McPherson’s Army of the Tennessee, approximately A N D L 30 23 293 R F 24,500 strong, marched south through this narrow gap on May 9, 1864, to flank the Confederates and E O E T D I E 293 A ATLANTA AVE D attempt to break their supply railroad at Resaca. towah C 154 P ERATE D River 5 S A AVE A C Cassville C R W A 14 Oostanaula River Bridges Fearing encirclement from flanking Federal troops, approximately er ES 75 V iv Kingston T E 65,000 Confederates composing General Joseph E. Johnston’s Army of Tennessee secretly crossed R ER 36 L sa N & 54 U here, heading south, during the night of May 15-16, 1864, thus ending the Battle of Resaca. oo AT AVON AVE AVE O C LA UNIVERSITY B N ATLANTA T 575 411 I 15 Calhoun Depot Built in 1853, it survived the War and is still in use. The depot witnessed a portion C of both the 1862 Great Locomotive Chase and the 1864 Atlanta Campaign. R 293 A I L 16 Allatoona Pass A natural stronghold, it was bypassed by Federal armies during the Atlanta Campaign. R LAKE O After Atlanta’s fall, Confederate General John B. Hood’s Army moved north in hopes of breaking Sherman’s A ALLATOONA supply line. Their attack here against Federal forts failed on October 5, 1864. D CARTERSVILLE 17 DeGress Battery The Battle of Dallas began near here on May 28, 1864, as Confederate forces 61 were ordered to test the Federal line by attacking its right flank. After early success, the Federal line “If I were a man, I should be in the foremost ranks of those was found still to be in place, with Captain Francis DeGress’ battery supporting their counterattack. 27 er Etowah Riv who are fighting for [their] rights...” 18 The Orphan Brigade A delay in ordering Confederate Joseph Lewis’s Kentucky Orphans and one other brigade to stay in place caused them to attack Union Major General John A. Logan’s well- Mary Gay confirming to a Federal officer that she was a “rebel,” July 1864 113 LD BA entrenched 15th Corps. The Confederates lost nearly 50% in what is known as the Battle of Dallas. O A LA M A ROA D 16 Allatoona 19 Battle of New Hope Church Attempting to flank the Confederate army encamped at Allatoona Pass, Federals marched southwest, led by Hooker’s 20th Corps. But a Confederate division under 575 Major General Alexander P. Stewart arrived here first, repulsing the Federal attack on May 25, 1864. 9 20 New Hope Cemetery During the Battle of New Hope Church, many Confederates used tombstones here as shields. The cemetery now contains the graves of their casualties. This densely wooded and deep- ditched area became “the Hell Hole” to the Federal units that sustained heavy casualties. 41 75 21 Kennesaw House At this antebellum summer resort, James Andrews and Federal soldiers dressed e River 7 che 92 10 oo as civilians met in April 1862 to begin the “Great Locomotive Chase.” The hotel was also the headquarters ah 61 Chat of General Sherman on July 3, 1864.