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	Things to do in Adairsville, Georgia
		Adairsville The town that moved to the depot might be a good nickname for Adairsville, for when the Western and Atlantic Railroad came through the depot was a mile and a half from the town so Adairsville picked up and moved south to the depot.
		It was at the Adairsville Depot on April 12, 1863 that The Texas began to chase its sister locomotive The General in reverse in an episode that became known as The Great Locomotive Chase.
		On May 18 "The Battle of Adairsville" was fought to the north of the city.
	roadsidegeorgia.com /sitecity/Adairsville (371 words)

	Atlanta Campaign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought throughout northeast Georgia and the area around Atlanta, Georgia, during the summer of 1864, leading to the eventual fall of Atlanta and hastening the end of the American Civil War.
		The Atlanta Campaign followed the Union victory at the Battle of Chattanooga in 1863; Chattanooga was known as the "Gateway to the South" and its capture opened that gateway.
		This battle was a notable exception to Sherman's policy in the campaign of avoiding frontal assaults and moving around the enemy's left flank.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlanta_Campaign (2457 words)

	Adairsville, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Adairsville is a city located in Bartow County, Georgia.
		The depot was completed in 1847 and Adairsville grew quickly as mills, flsmiths and hotels opened around the town square.
		The Civil War brought much action to Adairsville, including the Gravel House Battle (May 17, 1864) (Battle of Adairsville) and the Great Locomotive Chase (April 12, 1862).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adairsville,_Georgia (782 words)

	Battles of the American Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Battle of Charleston Harbor II Battle of Fort Sumter I
		Battle of Chattanooga II Battle of Chattanooga III
		Battle of Galveston II Battle of Palmito Ranch
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/battles_of_the_american_civil_war (268 words)

	Atlanta Campaign
		North of the battle John Schofield cut the Macon and Western at Rough and Ready and Hood's Army was in jeopardy.
		As the Yankees began to concentrate at Adairsville for a battle, Rome, Georgia became the target of Sherman's campaign on May 18.
		Meanwhile, the battle at Adairsville failed to materialize because Johnston was unhappy with his position.
	blueandgraytrail.com /event/Atlanta_Campaign (3555 words)

	Articles - Battle of Resaca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Battle of Resaca was part of the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.
		The battle ranged in Gordon County, Georgia, and Whitfield County, Georgia, from May 13 to May 15, 1864, and ended inconclusively.
		The battle was fought between the Military Division of the Mississippi (led by William T. Sherman) on the side of the Union and the Army of Tennessee (Joseph E. Johnston) for the Confederates.
	www.outship.com /articles/Battle_of_Resaca (250 words)

	Battle of Pickett's Mills
		After General William T. Sherman's advance on Atlanta was stalled at a costly battle at New Hope Church on May 25 he was determined to move east in an effort to outflank his opponent, General Joseph E. Johnston, and to open the Acworth road and other routes for military operations.
		Although the Battle of Pickett's Mill was a clear-cut Confederate victory, it was a minor engagement in Sherman's Atlanta campaign.
		Later, writer and former Federal officer Ambrose Bierce described the battle as one of those events "which by their very nature, and despite any intrinsic interest they they may possess, are foredoomed to oblivion." After the war, Paulding County saw little change or growth with virtually no industrialization.
	www.civilwarhistory.com /_122199/battle_of_picketts_mills.htm (11215 words)

	Adairsville, Georgia
		Adairsville, nestled in the Oothcalooga Valley, was the first Georgia town to be listed in its entirety on the National Register of Historic Places (December 1987).
		The depot was completed in 1847 and Adairsville grew quickly as mills, flsmiths and hotels opened around the town square.
		the museum is a department of the City of Adairsville and introduces visitors to the heritage of one of Georgia's most historic cities.
	notatlanta.org /adairsville.html (626 words)

	Resaca
		By early afternoon of the 16th, the Federals had repaired the damaged bridges and Howard's IV corps was in pursuit of the Confederates.
		The fight at Resaca involved for the Federals, 110,123 men and 254 guns as of April 30, 1864* and for the Confederates, 54,500 men and 144 guns as of April 30, 1864*.
		The Battle of Resaca was one of the largest engagements and is estimated to have cost the Federals some 4,000 causalities and the Confederates nearly 3,000 men.
	darrellryan.homestead.com /Resaca.html (1078 words)

	Battles in Bartow County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Following the Battle of Resaca, May 13-15, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston' s army retreated southward while Sherman pursued.
		The 44th Illinois and 24th Wisconsin (under the command of Maj. Arthur MacArthur, father of Douglas) attacked Cheatham's Division at Robert Saxon (the Octagon House) and incurred heavy losses.
		Johnston had originally expected to find a valley at Adairsville of suitable width to deploy his men and anchor his line with the flanks on hills.
	www.gbronline.com /rcrowe/battles.htm (952 words)

	The Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864
		Before the battle of Peach Tree Creek, north of the city of Atlanta, General William Tecumseh Sherman ordered his men to advance towards Atlanta.
		Using present-day landmarks, the battle stretched from just south of the Carter Center to the intersection of Moreland Avenue and I-20.
		Confederate General W. Walker, who had moved forward to observe the field of battle was picked off by a sniper before the start of fighting.
	ngeorgia.com /history/battleofatlanta.html (845 words)

	Georgia State Civil War Sites
		Battles set the stage for Union's 1864 invasion of Georgia.
		Battle took place in February and May 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign.
		This is one of the key battles leading to the capture of Atlanta.
	www.n-georgia.com /civilwar.htm (1005 words)

	Sherpa Guides \| Georgia \| Civil War \| Adairsville Area
		Adairsville was the scene of the last leg of the "Great Locomotive Chase" on April 12, 1862.
		Divisions of the Union Army of the Cumberland and Army of the Tennessee marched through Adairsville on May 18 in pursuit of the Confederates.
		A restaurant is established in a recently relocated historic home, which is scarred by bullets from a cavalry battle.
	www.sherpaguides.com /georgia/civil_war/northwest/adairsville_Area.html (825 words)

	Search Our Georgia History for battle
		Battle of Kettle Creek - American forces under the command of Andrew Pickens, Elijah Clarke and John Dooley defeat a larger number of British forces in rural Georgia.
		A battle is fought between Georgia militia and Creek Indian in the vicinity of Fort Jones.
		On the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, a granite overlook on Big Kennesaw Mountain is dedicated to the generals in the battle that were born in Georgia
	www.ourgeorgiahistory.com /search?id=2096 (1082 words)

	Decades History Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		While the battle ended as a tactical draw, Lee was unable to halt Grant's progress toward Richmond.
		The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, was fought.
		At the Battle of Pine Mountain, Georgia, Confederate General Leonidas Polk was killed by a Union shell.
	www.decades.com /ByDecade/1860-1869/22.htm?pid=2177 (873 words)

	Battle Summary: Adairsville, GA
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		The 44th Illinois and 24th Wisconsin (under the command of Maj. Arthur MacArthur, father of Douglas) attacked Cheatham’s Division at Robert Saxon (the Octagon House) and incurred heavy losses.
		Johnston had originally expected to find a valley at Adairsville of suitable width to deploy his men and anchor his line with the flanks on hills.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/ga009.htm (250 words)

	Georgia Civil War Battle Adairsville American Civil War
		Following the Battle of Resaca, May 13-15, General Joseph E. Johnston' s army retreated southward while Sherman pursued.
		Three Union divisions prepared for battle, but Major General George H. Thomas halted them due to the approach of darkness.
		From the first conflict under General Nathan Bedford Forrest at Murfreesboro in 1862 to the desperate and often brutal battles with Union cavalry in the Carolinas during 1865, the Second Georgia was almost constantly in action.
	www.americancivilwar.com /statepic/ga/ga009.html (689 words)

	Tracking Your Roots: 42d Alabama Infantry CSA
		We soon reached the railroad, having our line of battle nearly parallel to it, and on crossing the enemy opened on us a most terrific fire from the brow of a hill not more than 75 yards distant.
		The undergrowth through which the regiment marched in line of battle was so thick that it was utterly impossible to keep a perfect line.
		The regiment was not engaged any on the retreat but was in line of battle near Adairsville to check the advance of the enemy.
	www.trackingyourroots.com /data/42dal.htm (5978 words)

	Cassville Cemetery Civil War Soldiers
		Some of the most intense fighting of the war happened in your area of Georgia, and I agree with your conclusion that the battle called "Adairsville" on May 17, 1864 was the nearest to the Cassville Cemetery.
		On May 15, 1864 Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army retreated southward from the battle of Resaca, leaving cavalry to fight a rear guard action against a Union army under Gen. W.T. Sherman in hot pursuit.
		I remembered the "Chattanooga Campaign Confederate Order of Battle" was listed on one of the most extensive civil war history websites, and found it at: http://www.civilwarhome.com/chattanoogaorderofbattle(confed).htm When it was organized in early 1863, the Army of Tennessee (Confederate) was primarily made up of four Corps (Longstreet's, Hardee's, Breckenridge's, and Wheeler's).
	www.gabartow.org /mil/milBarbTimms.shtml (1835 words)

	Battle Above the Clouds, Lookout Mountain
		It was on a fateful day, November 24, 1863, that this weather anomaly set in, creating the most poetic name for any battle in the American Civil War, The Battle Above the Clouds.
		Ulysses S. Grant would later write "The Battle of Lookout Mountain is one of the romances of the war.
		There was no such battle and no action even worthy to be called a battle on Lookout Mountain.
	ngeorgia.com /history/batc.html (426 words)

	Civil War Atlanta Battle - AncestorNews.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Battle names appearing in blue denote a Union victory; butternut Adairsville (ga009) Allatoona (ga023) Atlanta (ga017) Buck Head Creek (ga026.
		Georgia Civil War Battle Atlanta American Civil War Following the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Hood determined to attack Maj. Gen.
		Following the Battle of Peachtree Creek, Hood main army at night from Atlanta' s outer line to the inner.
	www.ancestornews.com /family-tree/civil_war_atlanta_battle.html (635 words)

	Georgia Battlefields Association
		We'll also retrace the Federal movement to cut Atlanta's remaining railroads, culminating in the decisive Battle of Jonesboro and the subsequent skirmishing at Lovejoy's Station.
		We'll see where the mayor surrendered the city, and we'll discuss Sherman's decision to end the campaign and refit his armies in and around Atlanta during the month of September 1864.
		On Sunday, we followed the approach of the Army of the Tennessee as it marched from Roswell to Decatur, then west towards Atlanta, precipitating the July 21, 1864, fighting at the bald hill.
	www.georgiabattlefields.org /tours.htm (778 words)

	Congressional Medal of Honor - Andrews Raid, The Beginning of the Medal of Honor
		We moved on, and at Adairsville we found a mixed train (freight and passenger) waiting, but there was an express on the road that had not yet arrived.
		We could afford no more delay, and set out for the next station, Calhoun, at terrible speed, hoping to reach that point before the express, which was behind time, should arrive.
		At Adairsville they dropped the cars, and, with locomotive and tender loaded with armed men, they drove forward at the highest speed possible.
	www.medalofhonor.com /AndrewsRaid.htm (5842 words)

	Civil War Battles - Adairsville, Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Following the Battle of Resaca, May 13-15, General Joseph E. Johnston' s army retreated southward while Sherman pursued.
		General O.O. Howard's IV Corps ran into entrenched infantry of Lt. General William J. Hardee' s corps, while advancing, about two miles north of Adairsville.
		Three Union divisions prepared for battle, but Maj. General George H. Thomas halted them due to the approach of darkness.
	www.civil-war-battles.com /battles/Adairsville.html (236 words)

	GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
		The highlights are below, and there is much more detail about particular battles and other events in the entries under "Further Information," including almost daily synopses of the action as William T. Sherman led his army through Georgia.
		May 3 - The Atlanta Campaign began as Sherman led his army southward.
		15 - the infamous March to the Sea began, when William T. Sherman led his armies on a march through Georgia on their way to Savannah; they were hindered briefly at the Battle of Stockbridge.
	www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/1864.htm (249 words)

	USCWC -- Battles
		Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve/Battle of Munfordville
		Battle of Fort Blakely and Spanish Fort, AL
		The Battle of Port Royal Ferry, SC (Jan. 1, 1862)
	www.cwc.lsu.edu /cwc/links/cwinfo2.htm (214 words)

	Civil War Battles
		One of the ways he effected this revitalization was by the issuance of new and uniform battle flags to the regiments
		It then retreated with the army to Murfreesboro, where it was engaged in that battle on December 31, 1862.
		On October 31 Strahl's Brigade was transferred to Stewart's Division of Breckinridge's Corps, and in the Battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25, reported 21 casualties.
	members.aol.com /puhls2/battles.htm (2311 words)

	Georgia State Flag Civil War Map of Battles History
		On May 1st,1863, a second design was adopted, placing the Battle Flag (also known as the "Southern Cross") as the canton on a white field.
		This flag was easily mistaken for a white flag of surrender especially when the air was calm and the flag hung limply.
		Evans writes of their work with a keen eye for detail, describing the confusion of the battlefield and the bloody aftermath of a cavalry engagement.
	americancivilwar.com /statepic/georgia.html (3114 words)

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