rustycoinUT
November 28th, 2005, 05:11 PM
Civil war battles and skirmishes in Georga.
Allatoona
Location: Old Allatoona Road---Interstate 75--- Exit 283, east 1.5 miles to Allatoona Pass Battlefield
Atlanta
Adairsville
Location:Bartow County---18 miles south of Rome Ga.
Buckhead Creek
Cartersville Depot
Location: Interstate 75---exit #288, west on Georgia 113 for 2 miles to downtown. Turn right just after the tracks and park.
Chickamagua
Location:South of Fort Oglethorpe to Chickamauga city ---Take I-75 to exit 350, Battlefield Pkwy and go west (towards Fort Oglethorpe. Turn left on U. S. 27 then right into the Park
Dalton Depot
Davis x roads
Dallas
Dug Gap
Location: Dug Gap on Rocky Face ---I-75 exit 333. Go west on Dug Gap Battle Road for 1.7 miles (after the Dalton Convention Center. On right. A small parking area on the road may be used if the gate is closed.
Ezra Church
Fort Mcalister
Location:Genesis Point, east of Richmond Hill---Interstate 75--- exit 90 (south of Savannah). Go east through Richmond Hill, for just over 6 miles. Turn left at the state park sign onto Fort McAllister Rd. The park is ahead 4 miles
Grizwoldville
Griswoldville Battlefield is located 10 miles east of Macon, northeast of State Highway 57. The town of Griswoldville no longer exists. To reach the site, take Route 80 east from Macon. After crossing the Ocmulgee River, drive another 2 1/2 miles and take a left on State Highway 57. Follow this road some 31/2 miles, then take the unmarked paved road to your left. Continue north another 1.25 miles to the railroad, the former site of Griswoldville. Cross the tracks on your right and turn immediately to the right on a dirt road running parallel to the tracks. Continue .4 miles and cross the railroad to your right, then drive another .6 miles to a Georgia Historical Commission marker on the left entitled: Battle of Griswoldville- Deployment and Assaults. Drive another .3 miles to a marker on your left entitled: The Cavalry Skirmish. Continue .3 miles, turn left and drive .4 miles across Battle Line Branch to the crest of the hill. The property is on the left (western) side of the road.
Jonesboro
Kennesaw
Location:West of Marietta, Georgia---Take I-75 to exit 267a (US 41/Marietta, GA). Take the Canton Rd. Connector south to Church St. Extension (go past U. S. 41/Cobb Pkwy.) and turn right. Travel .6 miles and at the light turn left onto Old Highway 41. At the next light (1.1 miles) turn left. Make an immediate left into the Visitor Center parking lot.
Kettle Creek
Location:Off GA 44, southwest of Washington, Georgia----Take Interstate 20 east to exit 138 ( GA-15 / Siloam / Union Point / Sparta ) and turn north of GA-77. In Union Point, follow GA 77 and 44. At 5.6 miles, GA44 turns right. Follow this road, also known as the Washington Highway for 11.2 miles to Bartram Trace. Turn right. The battlefield is off this road to the left War Hill Road
Kolb's Farm
Location:On and around Mt Zion Church
Lovejoy Station
Marietta
New Hope
Location:junction Ga 278 and 120
Picketts Mill
Location:From Atlanta
From 1-75 Take exit 277(Acworth). Turn left on Hwy 92 South. Follow Hwy. 92 (watch for turns) for 11 miles. At the four-way stop continue straight ahead; 92 becomes 381 the Dallas-Acworth Road. Follow two miles to Mt. Tabor Road. Turn left. Site is one mile on left.
Peachtree Creek
Location:Tanyard Creek Park----located near the heart of Buckhead. (National park officials, wanting to establish a Civil War park to commemorate the Atlanta Campaign, came down to a decision between Kennesaw Mountain and Peachtree Creek. Kennesaw won out.) Many plaques and Georgia Historical Markers in the area explain the battle. South of Piedmont Hospital on Peachtree Street is a WPA monument marking the spot where Confederate troops opened the assault.
Praters Mill
Location:Georgia State Road 2. East of Varnell, GA ---I75, exit 341, north on Highway 201 for 4.5 miles, then right on Highway 2 for 2.6 miles. The mill is on the left.
Pulaski
Resaca
Ringold Gap
Location:I-75 exit 348, east on highway 151 to U. S. Highway 41 south (right), 1/2 mile on right (at top of hill).
Rocky face Ridge
Tunnel Hill
Utoy Creek
Waynesborough
I will continue to update this page as soon as information becomes available.
rustycoinUT
Allatoona
Location: Old Allatoona Road---Interstate 75--- Exit 283, east 1.5 miles to Allatoona Pass Battlefield
Atlanta
Adairsville
Location:Bartow County---18 miles south of Rome Ga.
Buckhead Creek
Cartersville Depot
Location: Interstate 75---exit #288, west on Georgia 113 for 2 miles to downtown. Turn right just after the tracks and park.
Chickamagua
Location:South of Fort Oglethorpe to Chickamauga city ---Take I-75 to exit 350, Battlefield Pkwy and go west (towards Fort Oglethorpe. Turn left on U. S. 27 then right into the Park
Dalton Depot
Davis x roads
Dallas
Dug Gap
Location: Dug Gap on Rocky Face ---I-75 exit 333. Go west on Dug Gap Battle Road for 1.7 miles (after the Dalton Convention Center. On right. A small parking area on the road may be used if the gate is closed.
Ezra Church
Fort Mcalister
Location:Genesis Point, east of Richmond Hill---Interstate 75--- exit 90 (south of Savannah). Go east through Richmond Hill, for just over 6 miles. Turn left at the state park sign onto Fort McAllister Rd. The park is ahead 4 miles
Grizwoldville
Griswoldville Battlefield is located 10 miles east of Macon, northeast of State Highway 57. The town of Griswoldville no longer exists. To reach the site, take Route 80 east from Macon. After crossing the Ocmulgee River, drive another 2 1/2 miles and take a left on State Highway 57. Follow this road some 31/2 miles, then take the unmarked paved road to your left. Continue north another 1.25 miles to the railroad, the former site of Griswoldville. Cross the tracks on your right and turn immediately to the right on a dirt road running parallel to the tracks. Continue .4 miles and cross the railroad to your right, then drive another .6 miles to a Georgia Historical Commission marker on the left entitled: Battle of Griswoldville- Deployment and Assaults. Drive another .3 miles to a marker on your left entitled: The Cavalry Skirmish. Continue .3 miles, turn left and drive .4 miles across Battle Line Branch to the crest of the hill. The property is on the left (western) side of the road.
Jonesboro
Kennesaw
Location:West of Marietta, Georgia---Take I-75 to exit 267a (US 41/Marietta, GA). Take the Canton Rd. Connector south to Church St. Extension (go past U. S. 41/Cobb Pkwy.) and turn right. Travel .6 miles and at the light turn left onto Old Highway 41. At the next light (1.1 miles) turn left. Make an immediate left into the Visitor Center parking lot.
Kettle Creek
Location:Off GA 44, southwest of Washington, Georgia----Take Interstate 20 east to exit 138 ( GA-15 / Siloam / Union Point / Sparta ) and turn north of GA-77. In Union Point, follow GA 77 and 44. At 5.6 miles, GA44 turns right. Follow this road, also known as the Washington Highway for 11.2 miles to Bartram Trace. Turn right. The battlefield is off this road to the left War Hill Road
Kolb's Farm
Location:On and around Mt Zion Church
Lovejoy Station
Marietta
New Hope
Location:junction Ga 278 and 120
Picketts Mill
Location:From Atlanta
From 1-75 Take exit 277(Acworth). Turn left on Hwy 92 South. Follow Hwy. 92 (watch for turns) for 11 miles. At the four-way stop continue straight ahead; 92 becomes 381 the Dallas-Acworth Road. Follow two miles to Mt. Tabor Road. Turn left. Site is one mile on left.
Peachtree Creek
Location:Tanyard Creek Park----located near the heart of Buckhead. (National park officials, wanting to establish a Civil War park to commemorate the Atlanta Campaign, came down to a decision between Kennesaw Mountain and Peachtree Creek. Kennesaw won out.) Many plaques and Georgia Historical Markers in the area explain the battle. South of Piedmont Hospital on Peachtree Street is a WPA monument marking the spot where Confederate troops opened the assault.
Praters Mill
Location:Georgia State Road 2. East of Varnell, GA ---I75, exit 341, north on Highway 201 for 4.5 miles, then right on Highway 2 for 2.6 miles. The mill is on the left.
Pulaski
Resaca
Ringold Gap
Location:I-75 exit 348, east on highway 151 to U. S. Highway 41 south (right), 1/2 mile on right (at top of hill).
Rocky face Ridge
Tunnel Hill
Utoy Creek
Waynesborough
I will continue to update this page as soon as information becomes available.
rustycoinUT