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	Atlanta Campaign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater, throughout northwest 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 (2751 words)

	GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
		The first major battle of Gen. William T. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign was fought in Whitfield County at a long mountain known as Rocky Face Ridge.
		The Battle of Rocky Face Ridge was a series of Union attacks on Confederate defenders at two passes through the mountain.
		The battles of Dug Gap and Mill Creek Gap -- collectively known as the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge -- ended inconclusively.
	www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/batrocky.htm (303 words)

	Dixie Outfitters
		The battle raged for over 20 hours along the center of the Confederate line—the top of the inverted U—which became known as the "Bloody Angle." Lee's men eventually constructed a second line of defense behind the original Rebel trenches, and fighting ceased just before dawn on May 13.
		Battle of New Market, Virginia: Students from the Virginia Military Institute take part in the Battle of New Market, part of the multipronged Union offensive in the spring of 1864 designed to take Virginia out of the war.
		The courage of the VMI cadets at the Battle of New Market became legendary, and the pressure was temporarily off of the Rebels in the Shenandoah Valley.
	www.dixieoutfitters.com /heritage/tl4.shtml (2355 words)

	[65.0] May 1864 (4): All That Has Gone Before Is Mere Skirmishing
		Dalton was shielded to the west by Rocky Face Ridge, a particularly jagged and nasty piece of north Georgia ridgework.
		The main avenue of advance through Rocky Face Ridge was at Buzzard Roost, a few miles north of Dalton, where the Confederates were heavily dug in.
		Sherman decided to have Thomas demonstrate against Rocky Face Ridge from the west, have Schofield to threaten from the north beyond the eastern slope of the ridge, while McPherson moved quickly through Snake Creek Gap to Resaca.
	www.vectorsite.net /twcw_65.html (5934 words)

	Education World® - Science : Chemistry : Teachers Resources : General Resources
		Battle of Natural Bridge Details, with historical maps, the battle that began near Woodville Leon County, Florida on March 4, 1865.
		Battle of Olustee On February 20,1864, two armies clashed in the virgin pine flatwoods of northcentral Florida, near a railroad station named Olustee about fifteen miles east of Lake City.
		Battle of Rocky Face Ridge A text and pictorial history of the Civil War battles of Dug Gap and Mill Creek Gap which have come to be known collectively as the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge.
	db.education-world.com /perl/browse?cat_id=2910 (557 words)

	Canada - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Canada was experiencing an economic boom: industry was expanding rapidly, aided by a rising immigration rate, and the whole face of the country was changing.
		There were even fears for the life of Queen Elizabeth II on her tour of Canada in October 1964, but in the event the tour passed off safely – although the Queen met with a frigid reception in Québec City.
		In an effort to consolidate national unity in the face of the growing Québécois separatist movement, the Pearson government had in 1963 established the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Canada (4111 words)

	SHELBY, OHIO GENEALOGY - Richland County - Civil War Veterans - Sherman Brigade
		Battle - Chickamauga, Tennessee - Sept. 18, 19, and 20, 1863
		Wounded May 9, 1864 in battle of Rocky Face Ridge, Ga. discharged June 15, 1864 at Louisville, Ky on surgeon's certificate of disability.
		Substitute Captured Nov. 30, 1864 in battle of Franklin, Tenn. Died Feb. 4, 1865 in rebel prison at Cahaba, Ala.
	www.rootsweb.com /~ohscogs/Veterans/CivilWar.html (1846 words)

	Newsletter V05IS02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		William T. Sherman’s army approached Rocky Face Ridge, he decided to send two columns against the position while a third was sent to the right through Snake Creek Gap in order to hit the Western and Atlantic Railroad at Resaca.
		Rocky Face Ridge, a 500 foot rock cliff, was defended by General Stevenson’s Division which included Reynolds’ Brigade and the 58
		Confederate losses at Rocky Face Ridge and Resaca were approximately 2,800 of their 67,000-man force.
	www.jimcal.com /v05is02.htm (6291 words)

	Sherpa Guides \| Georgia \| Civil War \| Dalton Area
		Dalton was the winter camp of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston 's Army of Tennessee in 1863, the place where the second main army of the Confederacy had its morale restored to health after the disaster at Chattanooga under Gen. Braxton Bragg.
		Dalton was also the Confederate headquarters when U.S. Gen. W.T. Sherman opened the Atlanta Campaign in May 1864 with the battles near Rocky Face Ridge, including the battle of Rocky Face Ridge, Buzzard's Roost (or Mill Creek Gap) and Dug Gap.
		A monument was erected in 1892 to commemorate the Confederate soldiers who died in the battles of Dalton, Rocky Face, Chickamauga and Resaca.
	www.sherpaguides.com /georgia/civil_war/northwest/dalton_area.html (2341 words)

	The battle of Rocky Face, Dalton, Georgia - May 8 - 10, 1864, Civil War
		The bluffs of Rocky Face presented William Tecumseh Sherman with his first challenge in the Atlanta Campaign.
		Faced with an opponent of superior numbers Johnston had no choice but to withdraw south to Resaca.
		The battle of Rocky Face was over, not with a bang but a whimper.
	ngeorgia.com /history/dalton.html (784 words)

	George Thomas
		During the Mexican-American War he served under General Zachary Taylor, where he was brevetted to major for gallantry during the Battle of Buena Vista.
		Following the battle of Perryville, William Rosecrans was offered the position and he accepted, renaming the Army of the Ohio to Army of the Cumberland.
		Thomas, commanding the largest of three armies, drew the workhorse duty, frequently at the center of battle as McPherson's Army of the Tennessee and Schofield's Army of the Ohio drew outflanking duty.
	blueandgraytrail.com /event/George_Thomas (1064 words)

	Public-Private Effort Saves Rocky Face Ridge In Georgia
		The site of the first battle that led to the 1864 siege of Atlanta has been preserved, thanks to a four-year effort and a complex public-private partnership.
		During the battle the Federals wrestled an artillery piece into place overnight; Lowe said the rock works protecting it are still visible.
		Lowe cited heavy fighting on Rocky Face ridge at the apex of the Confederate line, which was only 100 yards from the Union artil-lery.
	www.civilwarnews.com /archive/articles/rocky_face_save.htm (562 words)

	64th Ohio Infantry
		It participated in the second day's battle at Shiloh, and the siege of Corinth, and after the evacuation moved into Northern Alabama.
		The Regiment participated in the battles of Stone River and Chickamauga, sustaining a loss of nearly 200 men.
		It stormed Mission Ridge and marched to the relief of Knoxville.
	www.ohiocivilwar.com /cw64.html (843 words)

	Top 20 Encyclopedia
		Rocky Face Ridge – Resaca – Adairsville – New Hope Church – Dallas – Pickett's Mill – Marietta – Kolb's Farm – Kennesaw Mountain – Pace's Ferry – Peachtree Creek – Atlanta – Ezra Church – Utoy Creek – Dalton II – Lovejoy's Station – Jonesborough
		The Battle of Ezra Church, also known as the Battle of the Poor House, was fought on July 28, 1864, in Fulton County, Georgia, during the American Civil War.
		The battle was part of the Atlanta Campaign, which featured General William T. Sherman's massive Union army against the Army of Tennessee, now commanded by General John B. Hood, which was defending the Confederate stronghold of Atlanta, Georgia.
	encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/Battle_of_Ezra_Church (477 words)

	Henry H Deyo
		This was the first battle in which the regiment was engaged.
		The terrors of the war was here manifest to him in such a degree that time cannot efface the memory of the awful scenes presented, the dead laying so thick as to make it almost possible to walk on them without touching the ground.
		Sixty three of his comrades of the 18 Reg’t U.S.I. laid down their lives on this bloody battle field, for the sake of the dear old flag.
	www.champaign.lib.oh.us /warsketch/deyo144.htm (905 words)

	GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
		While the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge continued near Dalton, Union forces under Maj. Gen.
		All persons between the ages of 16 and 60, not in the service of the Confederate States, in the second ward, are hereby notified to be and appear at the City Hall today, at 2 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of being armed and equipped for local defense.
		This is a gap between two pretty high, steep mountains, about half a mile wide, through which the railroad runs to Dalton; a ridge of hills extending across the gap and connecting the mountains makes the gap naturally very strong.
	www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/tdgh-may/may09.htm (1218 words)

	Latest news on Civil War battle site preservation
		(Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., 5/6/2002) - More than 600 acres of historic Rocky Face Ridge Battlefield have been rescued from development, thanks to the efforts of The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit organization that has saved more than 7,000 acres of Civil War battlefield land nationwide.
		The battle of Rocky Face Ridge, fought May 8-9, 1864, is widely regarded by historians as the first act of Union Major General William T. Sherman's triumphant 1864 Atlanta Campaign.
		The battle pitted 110,000 Federal troops under Sherman against 54,000 Confederates under General Joseph E. Johnston.
	www.civilwar.org /news/breakingnews/breaking_2002-05-06.htm (220 words)

	Latest news on Civil War battle site preservation
		Taking Rocky Face would be no easy task.
		Confederate General Joseph Johnston was dug in along the ridge and eastward across the Crow Valley.
		Concluding that Rocky Face Ridge could not be taken by storm, Sherman maneuvered his armies to outflank the Rebel position.
	www.civilwar.org /news/topten2003/rockyfaceridge2003.htm (272 words)

	The Conservation Fund - Public-Private Partnership Protects Historic Civil War Land on Rocky Face Ridge
		After unsuccessful attacks on the ridge and at Dug Gap, Sherman marched south where he and Johnston met in the battle of Resaca on May 13 through 15, 1864.
		Mike Babb, Chairman of the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners said, “The acquisition of Rocky Face Ridge is positive proof of the degree of accomplishment a community-wide, comprehensive effort can achieve.
		It is particularly rewarding to see our plans to preserve Rocky Face Ridge come to fruition." The Chamber’s partnership with The Conservation Fund includes a publication, “A Guide to the Atlanta Campaign,” which is available through the Chamber.
	www.conservationfund.org /?article=2507&back=true (734 words)

	37th Indiana Volunteer Infantry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, Georgia- May 8-11, 1864
		Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863.
		Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25, 1864.
	hometown.aol.com /dam1941/37thind.html (393 words)

	The Perrin Family in the Civil War
		They participated in the defense of Knoxville and, in the spring of 1864, marched with the 23rd Army Corps, joined Sherman's Atlanta Campaign and was engaged in almost every battle from Rocky Face Ridge to Atlanta.
		Three were killed in battle, two were killed accidentally by friendly fire, and six died from disease.
		They were in the Battle of Shiloh April 6th and 7th, and took an active part in the seige of Corinth, Mississippi April 29th to May 30th.
	www.lrbcg.com /jtcullen/PerrinCW.htm (1412 words)

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		The flag was issued to the regiment sometime after the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, (February 25, 1864) but prior to the Battle of Resaca (May 15, 1864).
		The Battle Flags of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
		The most recent battle honor appliqued to the flag at the time of manufacture was for the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge (Rocky Face Mountain).
	www.archives.state.al.us /referenc/flags/073.html (373 words)

	The History of the Early Settlement of Norton County, Kansas
		He was in battle at Kennesaw mountain and Mariette.
		He was wounded at Peach Tree creek, July 18, 1864, was in battle at Love Joy station when Sherman started on his march to the sea.
		He was in the battles of Spring Hill and Franklin, and was at Nashville when Lee surrendered, was ordered to Texas and mustered out with regiment, 84 men, January 12, 1865; having served same organization four years, seven months and three days.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/norton/Lockard/269.htm (674 words)

	WYANDOT COUNTY, OHIO - 1884 HISTORY - ANTRIM TOWNSHIP - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
		He was killed in the battle at Rocky Face Ridge May 11, 1864, and is buried in Southern soil.
		He participated in the battle of Island No. 10, first and second battles of Corinth, Iuka, siege of Vicksburg, Champion Hill, Jackson, Little Rock and several minor engagements, having the good fortune to escape either wounds or capture, yet never absent from his command twenty.
		He was captured at the first battle of Winchester and kept in prison one month, being exchanged and joining his regiment after four months parole.
	www.heritagepursuit.com /Wyandot/Wantrim2.htm (21972 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This flag was issued to the regiment sometime after the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge (February 25, 1864), which is the last battle honor listed on the flag.
		This flag was captured at the Battle of Resaca, Georgia on May 15, 1864 by Captain Thomas J. Box of Company D, 27th Indiana Volunteers.
		This flag is one of four nearly identical flags in the Department's collection which were carried by regiments within the brigade of Brigadier General H. Clayton at the Battle of Resaca, Georgia.
	www.archives.state.al.us /referenc/flags/061.html (191 words)

	Battle Summary: Rocky Face Ridge, GA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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		William T. Sherman approached, he decided to demonstrate against the position with two columns while he sent a third one through Snake Creek Gap, to the right, to hit the Western and Atlantic Railroad at Resaca.
		The next morning, Sherman’ s army withdrew from in front of Rocky Face Ridge.
	www2.cr.nps.gov /abpp/battles/ga007.htm (238 words)

	Georgia Civil War Battle Rocky Face Ridge American Civil War
		General Joseph E. Johnston had entrenched his army on the long, high mountain of Rocky Face Ridge and eastward across Crow Valley.
		The northern face of the mountain is a perpendicular cliff nearly fifty stories tall.
		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.
	americancivilwar.com /statepic/ga/ga007.html (678 words)

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		Governor Lamartine Hardman's family agreed to donate their farm and valley land to the State of Georgia on the condition that it be permanently protected and managed for educational purposes.
		Several private property owners have already agreed to donate the portion of their land where the trail is projected to cross.
		Whitfield County, GA - Based on the recommendations in Dalton’s Quality Growth Resource Team Report, the City of Dalton and Whitfield County agreed to combine their allocated greenspace monies for two years of funding to purchase 625 acres of Rocky Face Ridge in Whitfield County.
	www.dca.state.ga.us /toolkit/ToolDetail.asp?GetTool=35 (2238 words)

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		This project is the result of a resource team visit and team recommendations.
		The City of Dalton and Whitfield County agreed to combine their allocated greenspace monies for two years of funding to purchase 625 acres of North Rocky Face Ridge.
		These particular acres were the site of the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge and house the remnants of Civil War rifle pits and other artifacts from the era.
	www.dca.state.ga.us /toolkit/ProcessExamplesSearch.asp?GetExample=328 (87 words)

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