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Dug Gap -- 1 Mile -->

Dug Gap was so named because a pioneer road, cut out of the hillside, passed through a cleft in Rocky Face Ridge at this point. The road led east to Dalton and the Western and Atlantic...

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Historic Red Clay

Red Clay, one mile W, was once an important Council Ground for the Cherokee Indians who called it "Red Earth Place." During the War Between the States, on May 2, 1864, the 2nd Brigade,...

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Western & Atlantic Railroad Tunnel

The 1447 foot long Chetoogeta Mountain railroad tunnel is one&-half mile east of this marker. Tunnel was completed in1850 and this opened the W & A R R from Atlanta to Chattanooga. This was...

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Battle of Resaca

May 15,1864. The 23d A.C [USA] was shifted from Camp Cr., 1.5 mi. W., to this vicinity where it extended the left of Sherman´s line [USA] to the Conasauga River. Hovey´s (1st) div....

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R.R. Wood Station

Approx site of John H. Green´s wood station during the 1860´s - which was a fuel supply depot of the state R.R. April 12, 1862: Andrews´ Raiders. [USA] with the locomotive GENERAL, paused to wood...

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Dr. Anderson's House

H´dq´rs., Maj. Gen. Joseph B. Hooker, commanding Federal 20th A. C., May 7, - 9, 1864. These troops, having crossed Taylor´s Ridge, May 7, moved E. to this vicinity. Williams´ 1st & Butterfield´s...

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Twentieth Corps in Dogwood Valley

May 7, 1864. Gen. Hooker´s 20th A.C. crossed Taylor´s Ridge at Nickajack &Gordon Springs Gaps, moving E toward Rocky Face Ridge. Geary´s 2d & Butterfield´s 3d divs., via Gordon´s Springs, reached...

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Geary's Division to Dug Gap

May 8, 1864, Brig. Gen. J.W. Geary, with Buschbeck´s & Candy´s brigades 2d div., A.C., marched on this road from Near Gordon´s Springs. Turning E. here ( near Whitfield - Walker County line ),...

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Babb's Settlement

Ante ~ bellum domain of Joel Babb (1809~1882) ~ on Mill Cr., foot of Rocky Face at Dug Gap. May 8, 1864. 1 A. M.: Col. W. C. P. Breckinridge´s 9th Ky., Grigsby´s brigade, Wheeler´s cav.,...

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General Johnston Headquarters

General Joseph E. Johnston Commanding Confederate Army Occupied this house as headquarters From December 1863 to March 1864. Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com. Original page, with additional info,...

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Atlanta Campaign Rocky Face Ridge May 7-12, 1864

National Historic Site Atlanta Campaign Rocky Face Ridge May 7-12, 1864 Federal frontal attacks failing completely here Sherman ably outflanked the Confederate army strongly entrenched...

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Johnny Marcus Memorial Loop

This plaque honors the memory of Johnny Marcus, a local running enthusiast who died in an automobile accident, April 7, 1995. His dedication and commitment to the sports of running was...

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The Chase and a Battle

250 yards To the left over the railroad crossing stood a water tower where the famed "General", of "The Great Locomotive Chase" stopped for water while being chased by the "Texas", April 12,...

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Campaign for Atlanta: Johnston's Review

On April 19, 1864, General Joseph E. Johnston reviewed the Confederate Army of Tennessee on this ridge. After his appointment in December 1863, Johnston rebuilt a defeated and demoralized...

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The McCarty Subdivision

John B. McCarty began laying out a neighborhood here in 1928. By 1950, influential Dalton residents had established one of the city´s earliest subdivisions using New South landscaping. Tudor...

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African-American Soldiers in Combat

Near Dalton on August 15, 1864, during the Civil War, the 14th United States Colored Troops (USCT), whose enlisted men were mostly former slaves, helped drive off a Confederate cavalry attack...

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General Cleburne's Proposal to Arm Slaves

Here on January 2, 1864, Gen. Patrick Cleburne proposed arming slaves in exchange for their freedom to alleviate the manpower shortage facing the Confederacy. Almost all the other generals present...

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Wilcox County

This County was created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 22, 1857. Georgia Archives show that it was named for Capt. John Wilcox though some authorities believe it was named for his son Gen. Mark...

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Jefferson Davis

On May 4, 1865, Jefferson Davis arrived in Washington, Georgia (178 miles NE of the Park), where he performed his last duties as President of the Confederate States of America. Shortly thereafter,...

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Jefferson Davis

Late on May 8, 1865, Jefferson Davis, with his family and a small escort, camped in Abbeville, unaware that hostile pursuit was close behind. His pursuers, the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry [Federal],...

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