July 20, 1864
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Tanyard Creek Park Greenway Parking Lot: 482-488 Collier Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
“The Battle of Peachtree Creek was fought near Atlanta on July 20, 1864, as part of the Atlanta Campaign” …read more Wikipedia
Order of Battle: Link
A 360º Virtual Reality Tour of the Tanyard Creek area of the battlefield:
The Civil War Trust Atlanta Campaign Video:
Recommended Reading:
#battleofatlanta
Virtual Reality TOUR
“Marietta Confederate Cemetery is the largest Confederate cemetery south of Richmond, Virginia and is located in Marietta, Georgiaadjacent to the larger Marietta City Cemetery.
The Marietta Confederate Cemetery is one of the largest burial grounds for Confederate dead. It is the resting place to over 3000 soldiers from every confederate state and Maryland, Missouri and Kentucky.
The cemetery was established in 1863 as a gift from Jane Glover who was the wife of Marietta’s first mayor. It sits on the site of a former Baptistchurch that was later moved to a new location in downtown Marietta and the land was acquired by John Glover – Marietta’s first mayor.
Soldiers killed in the battles of Chickamauga in Tennessee, and Kolb’s Farm and Kennesaw Mountain from the Atlanta campaign are interred there.” – Wikapedia
900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive, Kennesaw, GA 3015
The battle of Kennesaw Mountain was one of the last successful maneuvers of the Confederate Army of Tennessee in the Atlanta Champaign. This virtual tour, includes the Kennesaw mountain top and
Cheatham Hill
Note: get the virtual tour full screen experience by clicking the icon in the lower left of the video frame. A zoom option is available also for reading the historical signage. Some markers are embedded in the floating icons.
“The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was fought on June 27, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the most significant frontal assault launched by Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman against the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, ending in a tactical defeat for the Union forces. Strategically, however, the battle failed to deliver the result that the Confederacy desperately needed—namely a halt to Sherman’s advance on Atlanta.” – Wikipedia
Readings:
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6 Georgia 136, Resaca, GA 30175
May 13, 2016
The newest American Civil War Battlefield to open soon. This 500+ acre 1864 battlefield park was part of the Atlanta Champaign, consisting of a running battle between Gen. Joe Johnston and Gen. Bill Sherman from just south of Chattanooga all the way to Atlanta. It’s complete with expansive walking trails, interpretive signage and a scenic picnic pavilion. In all, there is over 1,100 acres of battlefield preserved in Resaca, Georgia. Read more about the Battle of Resaca.
More details at the Friends of Resaca Battlefield
The Grand Opening dedication will be held on May 13, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at the Resaca Battlefield Historic Site.
See the 3D like virtual tour panorama’s below. May take a moment to load. Also available on Google Street View to use with a Google V/R viewer.
Note: get the full screen experience by clicking the icon in the lower left of the video frame.
#resaca #civilwar #virtualtour
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“The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864. Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman invaded Georgia from the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tennessee, beginning in May 1864, opposed by the Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston.
Johnston’s Army of Tennessee withdrew toward Atlanta in the face of successive flanking maneuvers by Sherman’s group of armies. In July, the Confederate president, Jefferson Davis, replaced Johnston with the more aggressive John Bell Hood, who began challenging the Union Army in a series of damaging frontal assaults. Hood’s army was eventually besieged in Atlanta and the city fell on September 2, setting the stage for Sherman’s March to the Sea and hastening the end of the war.” – Wikipedia
A running battle after the retreat of the Confederates at Missionary Ridge in the Battle of Chattanooga, these panoramas are some of the best preserved battlefields from that chapter of the war. In sequence from North Georgia to Atlanta:
Note: get the full screen experience by clicking the icon in the lower left of the video frame. A zoom option is available also for reading the historical signage. Some markers are embedded in the floating icons.
Tunnel Hill (admission fee) – 215 Clisby Austin Drive, Tunnel Hill, GA 30755 (to be re-shot)
Rocky Face – 2401 Chattanooga Road, Dalton, GA 30720
Dug Gap 1 – Dug Gap Mountain Rd, Dalton, GA 30720 (34.742882, -85.015281)
Dug Gap 2 – (34°44’51.2″N 85°00’56.3″W)
Resaca Battlefield Historic Site – Resaca Lafayette Rd NW, Resaca, GA 30735
Etowah Furnace – Altoona – 1052 Old River Road SE, Cartersville, GA 30121
Pickett’s Mill – 4432 Mount Tabor Church Road, Dallas, GA 30157 (Open Thursday- Saturday)
Kennesaw Mountain – 900 Kennesaw Mountain Dr, Kennesaw, GA 30188 – tour
Peachtree Creek – 482-488 Collier Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30309 – tour
The History of the American Civil War in Georgia. Narrated by Hal Holbrook.
“The Battle for Georgia – a History of The Civil War in Georgia” is a 24 Minute educational documentary commissioned by SMMA and produced by Stone Mountain Productions, Inc. The award winning film is narrated by Hal Holbrook and features hundreds of archival photographic images from the Civil War.
Recommended Reading:
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