Battlefields
Atlanta Metro Region
Coast
Historic South Southern Rivers Mountains --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA METRO
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
1074 Cobb Place Blvd NW
Kennesaw, GA 30144
800-257-3000
http://www.nps.gov/kemo Visit the most complete Civil War battlefield of the 1864 Atlanta Campaign. Hiking trails, recreation areas and picnicking areas are available. Tours and a short film are also provided.
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COAST
None Listed
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HISTORIC SOUTH Griswoldville Battlefield
Griswoldville Road
Gray, Ga. 31032
Important battle in 1864. Site of the only major battle during Sherman's March from Atlanta to the Sea. The November 1864 engagement pitted an out-gunned force of Georgia home militia against seasoned Federal troops.
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SOUTHERN RIVERS
None Listed
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MOUNTAINS Battle of Allatoona Pass
10/4/2003-10/5/2003
50 Lodge Rd
Cartersville, GA 30121
800-864-7275
http://www.redtopmountain.com Visit one of the nation's best preserved Civil War battlefields and watch Civil War soldiers demonstrate marching, drilling, musket and cannon firing. Also join in for a tour of the battlefield.
Confederate Cemetery - Battle of Resaca
Hwy 41 N
Resaca, GA 30735
706-625-3200
The Battle of Resaca was the first major engagement of the campaign for Atlanta.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga Battlefield Park
3370 LaFayette Rd
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
706-866-9241
More than 1,000 monuments pay silent homage to one of the most epochal struggles in the War Between the States. Take a self-guided tour of the 5,000 acre battlefield and hear an audio-tape tell of the three-day conflict that claimed 34,000 Union and Confederate casualties.
Dug Gap Battle Park
W. Dug Gap Battle Rd.
Dalton, GA 30720
800-331-3258
http://www.daltoncvb.com Breastworks built by Civil War soldiers during the Atlanta Campaign.
Pickett's Mill Battlefield
4432 Mt. Tabor Church Rd.
Dallas, GA 30157
770-443-7850
http://www.gastateparks.org Pickett's Mill is one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields in the nation. Visitors can travel roads used by Federal and Confederate troops, see earthworks constructed by these men, and walk through the same ravine where hundreds died.