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Snake Creek Gap. Sherman's First Flanking Movement. By early May 1864, after wintering around Dalton, Georgia, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's approximately 50,000-man "Army of Tennessee" was prepared for battle on Rocky Face Ridge. One o…
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Battle of Dug Gap. Many of them gained the crest, but were met by a tremendous fire...". In early May 1864 the main advance of Union Major General William T. Sherman's armies near Dalton was made toward Snake Creek Gap to the southwest. To draw attention aw…
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Dalton Confederate Cemetery. Honored in Death. This cemetery was established during the Civil War on about four and one-half acres of Dalton's original ten-acre cemetery donated to the city by Duff Green on February 15, 1855. Today this much larger cemetery…
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Hamilton House is the oldest surviving house in Dalton, pre-dating the city's founding. The brick home and spring house were built about 1840 by John Hamilton and his wife Rachel. John was a civil engineer with the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Previously,…
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Allatoona Pass. Formidable. The Western & Atlantic Railroad, running from Chattanooga to Atlanta, "winds Southeasterly among the hills, and...penetrates a minor ridge and emerges from a cut" recalled a Federal officer. The ruggedness of Allatoona …
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Battle of Mill Creek Gap. Buzzard's Roost - May 7 to 12, 1864 . After their defeat at Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga in November 1863, the Confederate "Army of Tennessee" spent the winter of 1863-64 around Dalton, fortifying its defense. As the…
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New Hope Church Cemetery. "The Hell Hole". The cemetery and former sanctuary for New Hope Church became parts of a battlefield on Wednesday, May 25, 1864. The Federal 20th Corps, commanded by Major General Joseph Hooker, attacked Confederate Major General A…
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Battle of New Hope Church. A Costly Failure. On Wednesday, May 25, 1864, a fierce battle was fought between Union Major General Joseph Hooker's 20th Corps and Confederate Major General Alexander P. Stewart's division. It occurred around a church located at …
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Oostanaula River Bridges. The Battle of Resaca. The original Western & Atlantic Railroad bridge over the Oostanaula River at Resaca dates from 1847. By 1862, two bridges spanned the river, one for the railroad, the other for a wagon road to Calhoun six mile…
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Calhoun Depot. The War Years - 1861 - 1865. The present. depot at Calhoun, Georgia, originally called Oothcalooga Station, opened about 1853 and served passengers and commerce for over a century. During the 1840's, Irish immigrants had constructed the Weste…