Explore Georgia: This site was was where a few hundred Arkansas troops held off Union Forces trying to the scale the western slope of the mountain during the Civil War.
1 Fort Jackson Rd (President's Street extension), Savannah, GA
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Explore Georgia: The Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip in April 1862 was the decisive battle for possession of New Orleans in the American Civil War.
Explore Georgia: The Battle of Gilgal Church that took place on June 15, 1864, was one of several small battles fought in Cobb in the weeks prior to the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
Explore Georgia: The Battle of Ringgold Gap was fought November 27, 1863. The Confederate victory gave the artillery and wagon trains of the Army of Tennessee safe passage.
Explore Georgia: The Battle of Rocky Face Ridge was fought May 7–13, 1864, in Whitfield County, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign. Confederates were forced to evacuate their strong position due to a Union flanking.
900 Kennesaw Mountain Dr NW (at Old 41 & Stilesboro Rd), Kennesaw, GA
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Explore Georgia: Dates from 1917, with the federal acquisition of sixty acres of the battlefield surrounding Cheatham's Hill, the battle in June 1864 marks some of the heaviest fighting of the Atlanta campaign.