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Ben Hill County

Ben HIll County, created by Act of July 31, 1906 from Irwin and Wilcox Counties, was named for Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823-1882), "one of America´s greatest orators." A Staunch supporter of the...

Ben HIll County, created by Act of July 31, 1906 from Irwin and Wilcox Counties, was named for Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823-1882), "one of America´s greatest orators." A Staunch supporter of the...

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Gen. Bush's Home

This was the home of General William Jordan Bush, last survivor of the 125,000 heroes from Georgia who fought for the South. Gen. Bush was born near Gordon, Ga. July 10, 1845, and died here Nov....

This was the home of General William Jordan Bush, last survivor of the 125,000 heroes from Georgia who fought for the South. Gen. Bush was born near Gordon, Ga. July 10, 1845, and died here Nov....

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Site of Cassville - Named for Lewis Cass

Site of Cassville Named for Lewis Cass County seat, Cass County 1832 - 1861. First decision, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1846. Name changed to Manassas in 1861. Town burned by Sherman 1864 and never...

Site of Cassville Named for Lewis Cass County seat, Cass County 1832 - 1861. First decision, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1846. Name changed to Manassas in 1861. Town burned by Sherman 1864 and never...

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Home of Sam P Jones

Sam P Jones was born October 16, 1847, in Oak Bowery Alabama; he moved to Cartersville with his parents in 1856. After his admission to the Georgia Bar in 1868 he married Laura McElwain. In 1872...

Sam P Jones was born October 16, 1847, in Oak Bowery Alabama; he moved to Cartersville with his parents in 1856. After his admission to the Georgia Bar in 1868 he married Laura McElwain. In 1872...

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Historic McKelvey House

Historic McKelvey House Polk´s HQRS. - May 19, 1864 Here the night of May 19,1864, the Confederate generals Joe Johnston, Leonidas Polk and John B. Hood, held a conference, the results of which...

Historic McKelvey House Polk´s HQRS. - May 19, 1864 Here the night of May 19,1864, the Confederate generals Joe Johnston, Leonidas Polk and John B. Hood, held a conference, the results of which...

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Federal Trenches

Federal Trenches During the night of October 4, Federal troops anxiously awaited in their defenses for the attack they knew would come. Harvey M. Tremble at the 93rd Illinois Regiment recalls:...

Federal Trenches During the night of October 4, Federal troops anxiously awaited in their defenses for the attack they knew would come. Harvey M. Tremble at the 93rd Illinois Regiment...

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The Eastern Redoubt

The Eastern Redoubt The eastern redoubt was constructed with six-foot tall earth parent and a six-foot deep ditch surrounding the fort on all sides. Gun embrasures allowed cannon to be fired at...

The Eastern Redoubt The eastern redoubt was constructed with six-foot tall earth parent and a six-foot deep ditch surrounding the fort on all sides. Gun embrasures allowed cannon to be fired at...

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The Crows Nest

The Crows Nest At this approximate locations stood the Crow´s Nest, a sixty-foot tall Georgia Pine surmounted by a signal platform. Before and after the battle, information to General Sherman was...

The Crows Nest At this approximate locations stood the Crow´s Nest, a sixty-foot tall Georgia Pine surmounted by a signal platform. Before and after the battle, information to General Sherman...

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Military Service Road

The Federal defenses at Allatoona included a military service road that crossed the Tennessee Wagon Road at this point. The military road connected the fortified positions at the Eastern Redoubt...

The Federal defenses at Allatoona included a military service road that crossed the Tennessee Wagon Road at this point. The military road connected the fortified positions at the Eastern Redoubt...

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Allatoona Mountain Range

The Allatoona Mountain range is the southernmost spur of Appalachian Mountain. Years before the war, Lieutenant William T. Sherman spent time surveying this area for the U.S. Army; therefore, he...

The Allatoona Mountain range is the southernmost spur of Appalachian Mountain. Years before the war, Lieutenant William T. Sherman spent time surveying this area for the U.S. Army; therefore, he...

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Tennessee wagon road

Tennessee Wagon Road Known as the Tennessee Wagon Road, this heavily traveled route passed over the Allatoona mountain range and north to Chattanooga, Tennessee. South of Allatoona Pass, this road...

Tennessee Wagon Road Known as the Tennessee Wagon Road, this heavily traveled route passed over the Allatoona mountain range and north to Chattanooga, Tennessee. South of Allatoona Pass, this road...

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A Demand for Surrender

A Demand for Surrender On the morning of October 5, 1864, following a two hour bombardment from Major John D. Myrick´s Confederate artillery on Moore´s he´ll located 1,200 yards to the south,...

A Demand for Surrender On the morning of October 5, 1864, following a two hour bombardment from Major John D. Myrick´s Confederate artillery on Moore´s he´ll located 1,200 yards to the...

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Nellie Margaret Harris Applin

In Memory of Mayor Margo Martin Nellie Margaret Harris Applin side one: Dedicated in 2007, the Kingston Veterans Monument, vision in 1999 by Ms. Nellie Margaret Harris Appling, stands in honor of...

In Memory of Mayor Margo Martin Nellie Margaret Harris Applin side one: Dedicated in 2007, the Kingston Veterans Monument, vision in 1999 by Ms. Nellie Margaret Harris Appling, stands in honor...

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The Battle of Allatoona Pass

The Battle of Allatoona Pass Allatoona Pass is the site of significant and bloody Civil War battles that took place after the fall of Atlanta in September 1864. With no city to defend, the...

The Battle of Allatoona Pass Allatoona Pass is the site of significant and bloody Civil War battles that took place after the fall of Atlanta in September 1864. With no city to defend,...

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Rowett's Redoubt

Rowett´s Redoubt "Our company [Company G] went over the works - the only bayonet fight we ever were in during the war - God grant that we many never witness another scene like that." Private B.F....

Rowett´s Redoubt "Our company [Company G] went over the works - the only bayonet fight we ever were in during the war - God grant that we many never witness another scene like that." Private B.F....

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Assault on the Star Fort

Assault On The Star Fort By 11:00 a.m., after overrunning Rowett´s Redoubt , Confederate attack swept up his hill and the west and the north, forcing the Federals to retreat inside the Star Fort....

Assault On The Star Fort By 11:00 a.m., after overrunning Rowett´s Redoubt , Confederate attack swept up his hill and the west and the north, forcing the Federals to retreat inside the Star Fort....

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Confederate Withdrawal

Confederate Withdrawal "A shout trying to roll over those fields … men grasp hands and shouted … and embraced each other. The wounded joined in the delirium of rejoice. The dying looked to the...

Confederate Withdrawal "A shout trying to roll over those fields … men grasp hands and shouted … and embraced each other. The wounded joined in the delirium of rejoice. The dying looked to the...

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Inside the Star Fort

Inside the Star Fort The "Star Fort" was constructed 6-foot high earthworks or parapets, with a 6-foot deep trench completely surrounding the fort. The earthen walls were topped with interlacing...

Inside the Star Fort The "Star Fort" was constructed 6-foot high earthworks or parapets, with a 6-foot deep trench completely surrounding the fort. The earthen walls were topped with interlacing...

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The Foot Bridge

The Foot Bridge At this point, a crude wooden bridge spanned the cut about 90 feet above the railroad tracks. It was constructed felling by two pine trees across the cut, planking over them and...

The Foot Bridge At this point, a crude wooden bridge spanned the cut about 90 feet above the railroad tracks. It was constructed felling by two pine trees across the cut, planking over them...

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The Railroad

The Railroad Chartered by the state of Georgia in 1837, workmen completed the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1850 over a winding 137-mile route from Atlanta, Georgia, to Chattanooga, Tennessee. At...

The Railroad Chartered by the state of Georgia in 1837, workmen completed the Western & Atlantic Railroad in 1850 over a winding 137-mile route from Atlanta, Georgia, to Chattanooga, Tennessee. At...

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