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June 17, 2017 By Bob Henderson Leave a Comment

Civil War Navy

National Civil War Naval Museum:

Home of the best American Civil War Navy collection in the country: Confederate warship, CSS Jackson, and the wreckage of the CSS Chattahoochee. A full scale ship replica of the USS Water Witch, a replica of the USS Hartford, a full scale replica of the USS Monitor’s famous turret. A dockside exhibit recreating Plymouth, NC, with an interior and exterior view of the CSS Albemarle.

Columbus, Georgia is on the Alabama – Georgia state line, which runs down the Chattahoochee River there. The Battle of Columbus is also known as the Battle of Girard, Alabama (now Phenix City, Alabama). The US Cavalry attacked the Confederates from the Alabama side of the river. The scenic Chattahoochee Riverwalk on the Georgia side, has many historical markers interpreting this last battle of the Civil War.

The Chattahoochee Riverwalk is bicycle friendly.

National Civil War Naval Museum:

1002 Victory Drive, Columbus, Georgia 31901

Phone: (706) 327-9798

http://www.portcolumbus.org

CSS Albemarle

The scene is Plymouth, North Carolina in October, 1864, as we see the famous Confederate Ironclad, CSS Albemarle sitting dockside. The ship is open to view both inside and out; a rare opportunity to get a glimpse inside a unique craft. The Albemarle is a classic Confederate Navy design, with a diamond hull and armored casemate. It was 150 feet long and carried two 6.4 inch Brooke Rifles mounted fore and aft, each able to pivot and shoot out of its three gunports. Take a 360º 3D like tour of the ship below.

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June 9, 2016 By Bob Henderson Leave a Comment

Kennesaw Mountain

Battle of Atlanta Virtual Tour

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Georgia

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.

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“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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June 7, 2016 By Bob Henderson 3 Comments

Andersonville

Andersonville Confederate Prison Virtual Tour

Andersonville National Cemetery
National Prisoner of War Museum
496 Cemetery Road, Andersonville, GA 31711

American Civil War Confederate Prisoner of War Camp in Andersonville, Georgia

13,000 Union Soldiers died in this facility. Over 50,000 POW’s passed through it. When word of the conditions made their way north, Secretary of State Stanton had Confederate prisoners rations cut in half 1864. By comparison Johnson’s Island and Camp Chase in Ohio, had 226 and 2260 deaths respectively. Confederate POW deaths were greater, due to the amount of captured troops. Confederate prisons were by far deadlier due, primarily to the lack of resources.

WWW Guide to Civil War Prisons
by Richard Jensen, professor emeritus of history, U of Illinois

Deaths of Confederate prisoners of war . . . . .26,436
Deaths of Union prisoners of war . . . . . . . 22,576
Number of Confederate prisoners of war . . . . . 220,000
Number of Union prisoners of war about . . . . . 126,950

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April 27, 2016 By Bob Henderson Leave a Comment

Resaca Battlefield

Resaca Battlefield Park Virtual Tour

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.

Cheval-de-frise-image — Cheval de frise at 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.

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April 24, 2016 By Bob Henderson Leave a Comment

The Red Clay Minuet

The Atlanta Champaign Virtual Tour

“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:

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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.

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