Georgia's
Guide to the
Civil War
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The Legacy of Horace King By Jeanne Cyriaque

Horace King was born in bondage in 1807 to enslaved parents. In 1830, King's master died, and Horace King and his mother were sold to John Godwin, a contractor who specialized in building houses and covered bridges.
In the early 1830s, Columbus issued an ad for bids to construct a bridge across the Chattahoochee River, and John Godwin and Horace King began work on their first project. The first bridge, spanning over 900 feet, stood until 1865, when it was destroyed during the Civil War. It was known as the City Bridge and later the Dillingham Street Bridge. Godwin and King also built the first bridge at West Point and King was the construction foreman for City Mills in Columbus.
Horace King married Frances Thomas in 1839. The couple had four sons: Washington, Marshall, John, and George, and one daughter, Annie. King personally trained his sons to build covered bridges, and after the Civil War, they started the King Bridge Company.
As Horace King's reputation as a builder spread, his skills came to the attention of Robert Jemison, a Tuscaloosa lawyer and Alabama legislator. Among their joint ventures were roads in

Photo courtesy of Columbus Museum.
Georgia, bridges spanning the Chattahoochee, and the reconstruction of the Alabama State Capitol in 1849. When Godwin, faced with financial ruin, was offered as much as $6,000 for Horace King, Jemison orchestrated King's freedom by an act from the Alabama legislature in 1846.
In 1858, Nelson Tift, an Albany entrepreneur, developed a concept for a toll bridge across the Flint River. Tift failed to convince city officials to build the bridge, and decided to implement the project himself, with Horace King as his construction foreman.
Horace King built numerous bridges for the Confederacy during the Civil War. King supplied logs, treenails (wooden pegs) and over

15,000 feet of lumber for the construction of the Jackson, an ironclad gunboat that now resides at the Columbus National Civil War Naval Museum.
Horace King served two terms in the Alabama General Assembly, from 1868-1872, and moved to LaGrange. He lived with his family until his death in 1885. Horace and Marshall King are buried near the Confederate Cemetery on Miller Street in LaGrange. The street where he lived in LaGrange is now named Horace King Street, and the Troup County Archives is a repository for research materials documenting his achievements as Horace, the master covered bridge builder.
Today, visitors in Georgia can experience the remarkable legacy of bridges, houses and warships. One can walk across the 1840 Red Oak Creek Bridge located near Woodbury on "Covered Bridge Road" that intersects Georgia state highway 85; or view an exhibit at the Columbus Museum featuring his Dillingham Street Bridge; or tour the restored Flint River Bridge House in Albany at RiverFront Park and the Horace King Overlook, a wooden structure that is a reduced scale replica of one of King's covered bridges, which was dedicated in King's honor

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sherman visits
Stone Mountain Village

General William T. Sherman marched his army out of the smoldering ruins of Atlanta on November 15, 1864, traveling east on Decatur Road (today's Dekalb Avenue) following the route of the Georgia Railroad. His army spent its first night of the march, all 60,000 men, spread out as a six mile line of soldiers from Stone Mountain Village to Lithonia encamped in the shadow of the mountain.
During the night of November 15, the sky was alight with bonfires of burning railroad ties with iron track laid atop. The tracks were heated by the troops who bent molten metal around the base of trees, forming the infamous "Sherman's neckties," that would become a familiar sight to Georgian's during the March to the Sea.
As the massive army moved southeast on November 16, 1864, the second Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, acting as the rear guard, burned anything that could be of use to the Confederacy. This included cotton bales and supplies as well as Stone Mountain Village's 1857 depot. The walls of the depot were constructed of two foot thick granite slabs quarried from Stone Mountain: only the roof and platform suffered any serious damage.
Today, Stone Mountain depot can claim to be one of the few buildings in Georgia that is mostly original, burned on Sherman's march but is still in use today. The 1857 depot now serves as the Stone Mountain Village Police Station.

Robert Toombs House, Washington

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theophile Roche's Gamble
and the
exile of the Roswell women

Roswell, a New England-style mill town thirty miles north of Atlanta, was the upland refuge of wealthy planters seeking to escape disease associated with the hot muggy summers along Georgia's coast. Roswell King purchased the land and founded the town when he saw the potential for industry due to the powerful and quick moving streams in the area. By the time of the Civil War it had become the center for a thriving textile industry. During the war years most of the men were serving in the Confederate army, so the majority of mill work was done by the skilled female population.

After they arrived in Indiana, the women found work just to survive. After the war, some headed back to Roswell where the Roswell Mill would once again thrive.
A downloadable Mill Village/Civil War walking tour is available on www.visitroswellga.com.

On July 5, 1864, the Federal cavalry under Brigadier General Kenner Garrard captured the town and quickly ended its manufacturing capabilities. Approaching the Ivy Woolen Mill near the Chattahoochee River, Garrard was surprised to find a French national flag flying over the building indicating ownership by a neutral nation. Garrard, angered at the ploy, especially after walking into the mill and seeing bolts of cloth imprinted with "CS," ordered the women out and the mill burned. Theophile Roche, the French mill superintendent and instigator of the incident, was arrested. General William T. Sherman was notified of the situation and wrote to Garrard. Sherman said, "Should you, under the impulse of anger, natural at contemplating such perfidy, hang the wretch, I wholeheartedly approve the act beforehand."

Mill Dam, Roswell

All of the employees at the Ivy Woolen Mill and Roswell Manufacturing Company were arrested and sent with their children, to Roswell's town square. Four hundred women, their children and a few men were marched off to Marietta under guard to be sent north of the Ohio River. They were packed into freight cars for the long trip north and charged with treason.

Bulloch Hall, Roswell

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General Grant's Night in Georgia
General U.S. Grant spent only one night in Georgia during the Civil War. He stayed at the WhitmanAnderson House, the home of a prominent merchant in Ringgold. On November 27, 1863, after the nearby Battle of Ringgold Gap, Grant and his staff established headquarters here. On the morning of November 28, they departed and Grant offered Mrs. Whitman $50 in U.S. currency for their room and board. Mrs. Whitman refused the offer and requested Confederate currency instead. Grant is said to have remarked, "She certainly is not whipped yet." The Federal soldiers cheered for her as they left.
The WhitmanAnderson House is a private residence located at 309 Tennessee St. in Ringgold.

Snodgrass Hill, Chickamauga

Battle of Chickamauga

The Texas at Tunnel Hill

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civil war trails

Andersonville Trail This driving tour off I-75 offers an array of inspiring American history sites, including the Andersonville National Historic Site and the national memorial to all American Prisoners of War. Approximately 90 miles Cities: Byron to Cordele www.andersonvilletrail.freeservers.com
Antebellum Trail Travel from Athens to Macon, visiting communities that escaped destruction during the Civil War. Explore the avenues of whitecolumned mansions and historic downtowns. Approximately 100 miles Cities: Athens to Macon www.antebellumtrail.org

Blue and Gray Trail Take this self-guided driving tour to more than 60 Civil War battlefields, national parks and museums. Approximately 150 miles Cities: Lookout Mountain to Whitesburg www.blueandgraytrail.com
Chickamauga Campaign Heritage Trail This trail marks the route of the Union and Confederate soldiers through four northwest Georgia counties ending at the location of the great Battle of Chickamauga. Approximately 75 miles (in Georgia) Cities: Chickamauga to Trenton www.chickamaugacampaign.org
georgia's civil war heartland leaders trail Experience the history of the leaders, life and legacy of the Confederacy through sites, including house museums, a working plantation and more. Approximately 125 miles Cities: Gainesville to Madison www.civilwaringeorgia.com

Hay House, Macon
ATLANTA CAMPAIGN HERITAGE TRAIL For an entire year the focus of both armies was Atlanta. Follow their trail to Chickamauga, Dalton, Resaca, New Hope, Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta and more. Approximately 340 miles Cities: Trenton & Ringgold to Jonesboro www.gcwht.org

JEFFERSON DAVIS HERITAGE TRAILSM Still hoping for an independent nation, the Confederate President rode this trail south until captured by Federal cavalry and taken north, thus ending the war. Approximately 350 miles Cities: Elberton to Irwinville & Macon www.gcwht.org

Fort Pulaski near Savannah
Federal Cemetery, Marietta
MARCH TO THE SEA HERITAGE TRAIL Sherman's army, split into left & right wings, made "Georgia howl" along two parallel trails, featuring historic homes, churches, depots, battlefields, forts, museums and more. LWing: Atlanta to Savannah-355 miles RWing: Atlanta to Ft. McAllister-315 miles www.gcwht.org
Southern Belles to Rebel Yells Enjoy the rich Civil War history of Marietta and Roswell at historic homes, museums, cemeteries, mill ruins, slave quarters, monuments, and more. Approximately 25 miles Cities: Marietta to Roswell www.belles-rebels.com

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55 63

48

59

60 Dalton 61 54

57 49

75 HISTORIC HIGH
62 COUNTRY
27

NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS
Dahlonega
23 129

51

Rome

41

50

575

441

64 52

59 53 47

Cartersville

92

66Gainesville

85

985 68

15

13

58

17

46

285

5

11

Atlanta 8

29
2 3

33 Athens 44 32
78

12

129

10

20

Madison

34

20

ATLANTA 9 14

METRO

HISTORIC

HEARTLAND
85

Elberton
67 72

Georgia's Guide to the
Civil War
This guide highlights only 78 of the more than 350 Civil War sites in Georgia. The locations featured are interpreted and open to the public.

78

Washington 378

24 23

22 31
278

221 30
Augusta 27 28 29
1

Warm Springs
185

75 23

Milledgeville 36 38 39

43

40 35

88

25

41

37

25

24

46 Macon 45

18 42

CLASSIC SOUTH 26
Millen

27A

80

78

Columbus

76

PRESIDENTIAL

77

27 PATHWAYS

49

73 75 74

280

Americus

195

19
71 Albany
82

441

41
Dublin
16

Statesboro

80

Vidalia

129
MAGNOLIA MIDLANDS

Fitzgerald 69 70 319

32

441

Douglas 65

21 20 18

Savannah

17

17

16

19 84

PLANTATION

75

TRACE

221

Waycross

COAST

95
Brunswick

Thomasville

84 72
Valdosta

MILEAGE Albany Americus Atlanta Augusta Brunswick Columbus Gainesville Macon Milledgeville Rome Savannah Statesboro Valdosta Waycross

Albany
37 165 204 173 86 216 103 157 222 209 177 79 114

Americus 37
129 187 197 60 180 70 104 186 202 166 116 144

Atlanta 165 129
147 268 106 54 82 91 66 246 199 226 232

Augusta 204 187 147
183 219 137 124 91 212 122 78 220 172

Brunswick Columbus Gainesville

173

86

216

197

60

180

268

106

54

183

219

137

250

292

250

159

292

159

186

95

119

189

129

107

332

139

87

76

253

247

105

214

202

122

165

268

60

198

266

Macon 103 70 82 124 186 95 119
34 147 165 121 150 151

Milledgeville 157 104 91 91 189 129 107 34
156 159 108 180 162

Rome 222 186 66 212 332 139 87 147 156
311 264 291 297

Savannah Statesboro Valdosta

209

177

79

202

166

116

246

199

226

122

78

220

76

105

122

253

214

165

247

202

268

165

121

150

159

108

180

311

264

291

53

166

53

161

166

161

104

99

62

Waycross 114 144 232 172 60 198 266 151 162 297 104 99 62

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Atlanta Metro
regional civil war highlights

1. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park 1074 Cobb Place Blvd., N.W. Kennesaw, GA 30144 770-427-4686 www.nps.gov/kemo 33.968551N, 84.589698 W The site of Sherman's worst defeat during the Atlanta Campaign. Miles of hiking trails follow the Confederate and Federal lines. The visitors center includes a bookstore and an excellent museum and research facilities.
2. Stone Mountain Park 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd. Stone Mountain, GA 30087 770-798-5658 www. stonemountainpark.com 33.812463 N, 84.161929 W Home to the world's largest relief sculpture cut into the world's largest piece of exposed granite. The park is one of the United States' most popular attractions, hosting more than four million visitors annually. The Memorial Carving depicts Confederate notables: President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee and Lt. General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
3. Stone Mountain Village and Depot 922 Main St., Stone Mountain, GA 30083 770-498-7334 www. stonemountainvillage.com 33.806541 N, 84.171294 W Stone Mountain Village was fought over during the Atlanta Campaign and burned during Sherman's March to the Sea. Two of the three Confederate hospitals in the town are still standing. The depot, built in 1857, was partially destroyed by Union

troops but is still in use today as the village's police department. Stone Mountain also has a Confederate cemetery.
4. Marietta Confederate Cemetery 395 Powder Springs St., Marietta, GA 30060 770-794-5606 www.mariettaga.gov 33.945804 N, 84.549583 W Founded in 1863, the Marietta Confederate Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 3,000 soldiers from all of the Southern states. Many of the soldiers killed in the Atlanta Campaign are buried here.
5. Marietta National Cemetery Cole St. & Washington Ave., Marietta, GA 30060 770-428-5631 www. mariettasquare.com 33.951304 N, 84.541236 W This historic cemetery was founded in 1866 and has most of the Federal casualties (more than 10,000) from the Atlanta Campaign buried here.
6. The Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum: Scarlett on the Square 18 Whitlock Ave., Marietta, GA 30064 770-794-5576 www.mariettaga.gov/gwtw 33.952378 N, 84550889 W The Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum: Scarlett on the Square houses an original collection of movie memorabilia.

7. Marietta Museum of History One Depot St., Suite 200 Marietta, GA 30060 770-528-0431 www.mariettahistory.org 33.952785 N, 84.550545 W Built in 1845 as a cotton warehouse, it was remodeled in 1855 and became the Fletcher Hotel. During the Civil War, the hotel served as a hospital for both Confederates and Federals. In 1862, the Andrew Raiders spent the night here and, in 1864, General Sherman used the building as a temporary headquarters.
8. Margaret Mitchell House and Museum 990 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309 404-249-7015 www. margaretmitchellhouse.com 33.781494 N, 84.3843712 W The birthplace of Gone with the Wind where Mitchell wrote her 1936 Pulitzer-prize-winning novel. Set on a two-acre site in Midtown Atlanta, the Tudor Revival building was built in 1899 and was known by Mitchell as "the dump." It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and includes the Movie Museum.
9. Road to Tara Museum 104 N. Main St., Jonesboro, GA 30236 800-662-7829 www.visitscarlett.com 33.772883 N, 84.3843711 W Experience the legendary land of Gone with the Wind in Scarlett O'Hara's fictional hometown of Jonesboro. The museum contains memorabilia from the movie as well as Civil War artifacts.
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Atlanta Metro
regional civil war highlights

10.Atlanta Cyclorama 800 Cherokee Ave. S.E., Atlanta, GA 30315 404-658-7625 www.atlantacyclorama.org 33.734178 N, 84.371613 W Located in Atlanta's Grant Park, the Cyclorama depicts the July 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta in what is purported to be the world's largest painting. The Cyclorama museum houses the locomotive Texas from the Great Locomotive Chase as well as many other Civil War artifacts.
11. Atlanta History Center 130 West Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305 404-814-4000 www.atlantahistorycenter.com 33.841848 N, 84.386333 W The Atlanta History Center's exceptional museum collection includes thousands of items that tell the story of Atlanta, the state of Georgia, and the South. The permanent exhibit Turning Point: The American Civil War features more than 1,500 original artifacts, photographs, dioramas, and interactive components.
12.Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Ave., Atlanta, GA, 30312 404.658.6019 www. oaklandcemetery.com 33.748074 N, 84.375092 W This circa 1850 cemetery contains the graves of many notable people, including five Confederate generals and thousands of known and unknown Confederate dead. There are large African American and Jewish sections as well. The grave of Margaret Mitchell is one of the most visited in the cemetery.

The Cyclorama, Atlanta
13.Bulloch Hall 180 Bulloch Ave., Roswell, GA 30075 800-776-7935 www.visitroswellga.com 34.015145 N, 84.366568 W Bulloch Hall, built in 1840, was the childhood home of Ms. Mittie Bulloch who on December 22, 1853, married Theodore Roosevelt Sr. in the dining room. President Theodore Roosevelt visited here many times. The house was a headquarters for Federal soldiers during the Atlanta Campaign.
14.Stately Oaks Plantation 100 Carriage Ln., onesboro, GA 30236 770-473-0197 www. historicaljonesboro.org 33.471949 N, 84.340915 W Stately Oaks Plantation is a Greek Revival antebellum home near the site of the Battle of Jonesboro, the battle that sealed the fate of the city of Atlanta.

15.Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History 2829 Cherokee St., Kennesaw, GA 30144 770-427-2117 www.southernmuseum.org 34.023519 N, 84.614137 W Take a trip back in time for glimpse into the daily lives of Americans during the nineteenth century. A reproduction of a turn-of-the-century locomotive factory and an exciting depiction of the Civil War's Great Locomotive Chase can be found here. The engine General, arguably the most famous locomotive in American history due to its participation in the Great Locomotive Chase, is housed in the museum.
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georgia coast
regional civil war highlights

16.Fort McAllister State Park 3894 Ft. McAllister Rd., Richmond Hill, GA 31324 912-727-2339 www.gastateparks.org 31.892359 N, 81.195982 W Located on the bank of the Great Ogeechee River south of Savannah, the fort is one of the best preserved earthwork fortifications remaining from the Civil War.
17.Fort Pulaski National Monument U.S. Hwy. 80 E., Savannah, GA 31401 912-786-5787 www.nps.gov/fopu 32.027561 N, 80.891523 W Fort Pulaski was constructed under the direction of a young Robert E. Lee, graduate of West Point. During the Civil War, the masonry walls of Fort Pulaski were breeched by fire from rifled cannon, and the fort was forced to capitulate to Federal forces on April 11, 1862. This engagement was a turning point in military history as it ended the era of the masonry fortification due to improvements in weaponry. Fort Pulaski was in Federal hands for the remainder of the war.

Fort Pulaski near Savannah
18.Old Fort Jackson 1 Ft. Jackson Rd., Savannah, GA 31404 912-232-3945 www.chsgeorgia.org 32.080165 N, 81.008077 W Constructed in 1808, Fort Jackson is the oldest masonry fort in Georgia. Designed to cover the Savannah River, the fort did not fall until after the capitulation of Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee River. The Confederate ironclad Georgia, moored off of Fort Jackson, was scuttled to prevent its capture and remains today in the riverbed beside the fort.
19.Midway Church and Museum Hwy. 17, Midway, GA 31320 912-884-5837 www.historicmidway.com 31.806143 N, 81.431815 W

The Midway Church, built in 1756, was burned during the American Revolution and rebuilt in 1792. During the Civil War, Union cavalry used the Midway Church as headquarters for a month in 1864 while destroying plantations and railroads in the surrounding country. The Midway Museum includes exhibits and information on the Civil War.
20. St. Johns Church and Parish House 1 W. Macon St., Savannah, GA 31401 912-232-1251 32.073264 N, 81.094834 W Built in 1852, the Parish House is the former GreenMeldrim House, which was General Sherman's headquarters while in Savannah.
21.Second African Baptist Church 123 Houston St., Savannah, GA 31401 912-233-6163 32.076707 N, 81.086360 W Founded in 1802, the Second African Baptist Church is an important historic African American Church where General Sherman made his famous "Forty Acres and a Mule" proclamation from the church steps to the newly freed slaves.
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classic south
regional civil war highlights

22. A.H. Stephens State Historic Park 456 Alexander St., N., Crawfordville, GA 30631 706-456-2602 www.gastateparks.org 33.563429 N, 82.910087 W Named after the vice president of the Confederacy and governor of Georgia, A.H. "little Aleck" Stephens. The Liberty House and museum are located in the 1,700 acre park.
23. Robert Toombs House State Historic Site 216 E. Robert Toombs Ave. Washington, GA 30673 706-678-2226 www.gastateparks.org 33.736393 N, 82.733976 W The Robert Toombs House is the restored antebellum home of the statesman and radical secessionist. Toombs also served as a Confederate general and refused to have his U.S. citizenship reinstated after the Civil War. He became known as the "Unreconstructed Rebel."
24. Washington Historical Museum 308 E. Robert Toombs Ave. Washington, GA 30673 706-678-2105 www.washingtonwilkes.org 33.735994 N, 82.731971 W This historic home and museum features a collection of Civil War relics from the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
25. Brown House Museum 260 N. Harris St., Sandersville, GA 31082 478-552-1965 www. washingtoncounty-ga.com 32.987523 N, 82.810117483482W Restored to original condition, the Brown House was used as

headquarters for Federal officers during the occupation and fighting around Sandersville.
26. Magnolia Springs State Park Hwy. 25 N., 1053 Magnolia Dr., Millen, GA 30442 478-982-1660 or 800-864-7275 www.gastateparks.org 32.886825 N, 81.955671 W Home to the site of the Confederate prison Camp Lawton, it was the largest prison camp on either side during the Civil War. Camp Lawton held prisoners transferred from Andersonville's Camp Sumter during Sherman's March to the Sea.
27. U.S. Arsenal-Augusta State University 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904 706-737478313 -1400 www.aug.edu 33. 478313 N, 82.025719 W Built in 1819 by the U.S. government, the arsenal was taken over by the Confederates. It was then returned to the Federal government, and the arsenal remained in operation until 1955.
28. Augusta Museum of History 560 Reynolds St., Augusta, GA 30901 706-722-8454 www.augustamuseum.org 33.474438 N, 81.960724 W The museums's award-winning exhibits include Augusta's Story and the history of the area from the pre-colonial era through the Civil War.

29. The Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson 419 Seventh St., Augusta, GA 30901 706-722-9828 www. wilsonboyhoodhome.org 33.471726 N, 81.965241 W President Woodrow Wilson's boyhood home has been fully restored and is filled with family heirlooms and artifacts. President Wilson lived here as a boy during the Civil War.
30. Confederate Powder works Chimney 1717 Goodrich St., Augusta, GA 30904 706-823-0440 33.487210 N, 81.991850 W This smokestack was built by the Confederate States of America along with the massive powder works that supplied the Confederate armies in the field with gunpowder. The tower is the only remaining structure from the Confederate Powder Works.
31. Women of the Sixties Monument 111 Railroad St., Thomson, GA 30824 706-597-1000 www.thomson-mcduffie.org 33.466635 N, 82.500357 W One of the few monuments dedicated to the role women played in the Confederacy.
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historic heartland
regional civil war highlights

32. Double-Barreled Cannon City Hall, College St. and Hancock St. Athens, GA 30601 800-653-0603 www.visitathensga.com 33.957240 N, 83.373960 W The double-barreled cannon was built at the local foundry in 1863 when an anxious community feared attack by invading Northern armies. The doublebarreled design was flawed and was not used in battle, but remains a curiosity from the Civil War.
33. Taylor-Grady House 634 Prince Ave. Athens, GA 30601 706-549-8688 www.taylorgradyhouse.com 33.970570 N, 83.388683 W This Greek Revival home was built in 1844 as a grand summer retreat and served as the collegiate home of journalist Henry W. Grady, who is credited with establishing the view of the New South after the Civil War. This National Historic Landmark is now a house museum.
34. Heritage Hall 277 S. Main St Madison, GA 30650 706-342-9627 www.madisonga.org 33.594783 N, 83.468930 W Heritage Hall, also known as the Johnston-Jones-Manley House, was built around 1811 by Dr. William Johnston, a prominent Madison physician. The house is the home of the Madison-Morgan Historical Society.
35. Old Capitol Building and Museum 201 E. Greene St. Milledgeville, GA 31061

478-453-1803 www.gmc.cc.ga.us 33.078754 N, 83.224598 W Milledgeville was the capital of Georgia during the Civil War; the museum is located in the former capitol building. The vote for Georgia to secede from the Union was taken in the building on January 19, 1861. It is considered to be the first example of Gothic architecture in a public building in the U.S.
36. Old Governor's Mansion 120 S. Clarke St. Milledgeville, GA 31061 478-445-4545 www.gcsu.edu/mansion 33.079641 N, 83.231613 W Built as the Executive Mansion, it was home to Georgia's governors from 1839 to 1868 and was occupied by General Sherman during his occupation of Milledgeville on the March to the Sea. The mansion received the prestigious Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Award.
37. Lockerly Hall 1534 Irwinton Rd. Milledgeville, GA 31061 478-452-2112 www.lockerlyarboretum.org 33.064654 N, 83.223724 W Built in 1839, the mansion is a significant example of the finest plantation architecture in the Milledgeville area, as well as the entire Cotton Belt of the Old South.
38. Marlor House 200 N. Wayne St. Milledgeville, GA 31061 478-452-3950 www.milledgevillecvb.com 33.088312 N, 83.227680 W John Marlor, a famous local architect, built this house as a wedding gift to his wife in

1830. The John Marlor house is headquarters for a complex of three historic houses making up the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Allied Arts Center.
39. Stetson-Sanford House 601 W. Hancock Milledgeville, GA 31061 478-453-1803 www.milledgevillecvb.com 33.079578 N, 83.235443 W John Marlor, a famous local architect, built this federal style house in 1825. It has a beautiful Palladian double portico and original pilasters and is a prime example of plantation architecture.
40. Memory Hill CemeteryMilledgeville Liberty & Franklin Sts. Milledgeville, GA 31061 800-653-1804 www. milledgevillecvb.com 33.075815 N, 83.2291000 W Memory Hill is the oldest burial ground in Milledgeville and is the resting place of Georgia legislators, college presidents, slaves, patriots of 1812, Confederate soldiers, writer Flannery O'Connor and wildwest outlaw Bill Miner.
41. Old Clinton Historic District 110 S. Jefferson St. Gray, GA 31032 478-986-1123 www.jonescounty.org 32.999302003981 N, 83.556838 W This pre-Civil War hamlet is the "town that time forgot" with a number of buildings and historic sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Civil War cavalry action occurred in and around Old Clinton.
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historic heartland
regional civil war highlights

42. Griswoldville Battlefield Near 428 Baker Rd. Macon, GA 31032 478-986-5172 www.gastateparks.org 32.869661 N, 83.459888 W Griswoldville Battlefield is the site of the only major infantry battle fought between Union and Confederate forces during Union Major General William T. Sherman's March to the Sea.
43. Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site 711 Jarrell Plantation Rd. Juliette, GA 31046 478-986-5172 www.gastateparks.org 33.052910 N, 83.723511 W This cotton plantation was owned by a single family for more than 140 years. It survived General Sherman's March to the Sea, typhoid fever, Emancipation, Reconstruction, the boll weevil, the advent of steam power and a transition from farming to forestry.
44. TRR Cobb House 175 Hill St., Athens, GA 30601 706-369-3513 www.trrcobbhouse.org 33.959900 N, 83.385200 W A history museum devoted to the study of Thomas Reade Rootes (TRR) Cobb. It was home to a UGA graduate, cofounder of the UGA law school, a Confederate brigadier general, and principal author of the Confederate Constitution. In 1862, TRR Cobb was killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg. With its distinctive octagonal wings and historically appropriate colors, the house has been restored to its mid-ninteenth century glory.

45. Cannonball House & Museum 856 Mulberry St. Macon, GA 31201 478-745-5982 www.cannonballhouse.org 32.840125 N, 83.632062 W This antebellum Greek Revival home, built in 1853, is complete with period furnishings and the original brick kitchen. The house was named in honor of it having been struck by a cannonball during Federal General Stoneman's raid on Macon in July 1864.
46. Rose Hill Cemetery 1071 Riverside Dr. Macon, GA 31204 478-751-9119 www.maconga.org 32.847372 N, 83.634202 W Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this is one of the oldest surviving public cemetery/parks in the United States. Many famous Macon citizens are interred here, including more than six hundred Civil War soldiers, many casualties of the Battle of Griswoldville. Confederate Civil War generals Alford H. Colquitt and Edward D. Tracy are buried here as well.
47. B attle of Allatoona Pass near Red Top Mountain State Park 50 Lodge Rd. Cartersville, GA 30121 770-975-4226 www.notatlanta.org/allatoon_ battle.html 34.114241 N, 84.715610 W Allatoona Pass, a major supply depot on the Western and Atlantic railroad north of Atlanta, was the site of a ferocious battle on October 5, 1864. The Confederates attempted to

capture the position but in the end had to retreat after taking heavy casualties. The battle site is headquartered at Red Top Mountain State Park though located outside of the park.
48. Gordon-Lee Mansion 217 Cove Rd. Chickamauga, GA 30707 800-487-4728 www.gordon-leemansion.com 34.871449 N, 85.294272 W An antebellum plantation house set on a hilltop with seven acres of property. September 17-18, 1863, it was used as Federal headquarters for General Rosecrans prior to the Battle of Chickamauga and a hospital during the battle.
49. Confederate Cemetery Battle of Resaca Confederate Cemetery Rd., NE Resaca, GA 30735 706-625-3200 www.resacabattlefield.org 34. 767187 N, 84.979132 W Resaca was the first major military encounter of the Atlanta Campaign. It was the only engagement during the campaign where the entire combined forces of each army were present, facing each other on the battlefield involving nearly 150,000 men. The cemetery was opened in 1866 and contains the remains of Confederate casualties from the Battle of Resaca, May 15-17, 1864.
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50. Kingston woman's history Museum 13 E Main St., Kingston, GA 30145 770-336-0380 www.notatlanta.org 34.235083 N, 84.946194 W The museum contains artifacts found in and around Kingston following the Civil War.
51. Adairsville History Museum 101 Public Square Adairsville, GA 30103 770-773-1775 www.adairsvilledepot. garlandlink.com 34.367179 N, 84.934710 W The historic depot was there during the Great Locomotive Chase. It contains a museum and photo gallery of local history detailing Adairsville's role in the chase.
52. Bartow History museum 4 East Church St. Cartersville, GA 30120 770-382-3818 www.bartowhistorycenter.org 34.166640 N, 84.795131 W The Bartow History Museum offers interactive exhibits introducing the area's cultural, commercial and agricultural history since the 1840s.
53. Cooper's Iron Works River Rd., Cartersville, GA 30120 678-721-6700 www.notatlanta.org 34.158309 N, 84.770616 W A National Historic Register site, Cooper's Iron Works manufactured iron for the Confederacy. The iron works were destroyed by the Federal army during the Atlanta Campaign. The massive stone furnace is all that remains.

54. Dalton Depot 110 Depot St., Dalton, GA 30720 706-226-3160 www.thedaltondepot.net 34.773726 N, 84.967319 W Built in 1847, the Dalton Depot was used by the railroad until 1978. This National Register Historic Site is now an upscale restaurant and lounge.
55. Ringgold Depot 155 Depot St. Ringgold, GA 30736 706-965-5201 www.cityofringgold.com 34.915415 N, 85.107677 W This antebellum depot was significant in transporting Confederate soldiers and is the backdrop of the Great Locomotive Chase in 1862. The depot was damaged but not destroyed during the Battle of Ringgold Pass in November 1863.
56. C hickamauga and Chattanooga national military Park 3370 LaFayette Rd. Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 706-866-9241 www.nps.gov/chch 34.918213 N, 85.260286 W The nation's oldest, largest and most visited national military park. The park is the site of the Western Theater's bloodiest twoday battle during September 1863 that led to the siege of Chattanooga. The visitor's center has a museum containing a display of the impressive Fuller Gun Collection.

57. Dug Gap Battle Park W. Dug Gap Battle Rd. Dalton, GA 30720 800-331-3258 www.daltoncvb.com 34.742833 N, 85.015054 W The park contains over 1,200 feet of the original stone wall the Confederates built to guard against the Federal attack that occurred at the beginning of the Atlanta Campaign.
58. Pickett's Mill Battlefield State Historic Site 4432 Mt. Tabor Church Rd. Dallas, GA 30157 770-443-7850 www.gastateparks.org 33.979970 N, 84.773068 W Pickett's Mill is located on 750 acres and is one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields in the nation. Visitors can travel roads used by Federal and Confederate troops, see earthworks, and walk through the same ravine where hundreds of Federals died.
59. Booth Western Art Museum 501 Museum Dr. Cartersville, GA 30120 770-387-1300 www.boothmuseum.org 34.168209 N, 84. 796299 W The War is Hell Gallery is a fine-art exhibit featuring every major event of the Civil War, from the first battle at Manassas to General Lee's surrender at Appomattox. The art in this gallery is so extensive in detail a printed guide is provided for interpretation; it includes more Don Troiani original paintings than any other collection in the world.
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60. tunnel hill heritage center and historic Railroad Tunnel 215 Clisby Austin Rd. Tunnel Hill, GA 30755 800-331-3258 or 706-876-1571 www.tunnelhillheritagecenter. com 34.839278 N, 85.037799 W The Western and Atlantic Railroad tunnel is one of the oldest railroad tunnels in the South. During the Civil War, the tunnel played a part in the Great Locomotive Chase and was the location of the first fighting of the Atlanta Campaign. There is an onsite museum and the Clisby-Austin house, where Confederate General Hood recuperated after his wound at the Battle of Chickamauga can be viewed.
61.Confederate Cemetery and Memorial Wall Emory St. in West Hill Cemetery Dalton, GA 30720

800-331-3258 www.daltoncvb. com/civilwarsites.html 34.766191 N, 84.979389 W This Confederate Cemetery is the resting place for 421 Confederate and four unknown Union soldiers. A Memorial Wall listing the names of the deceased stands in their honor.
62. Oakleigh 335 South Wall St. Calhoun, GA 30701 706-629-1515 www.cityofcalhounga.com/site/page5446.html 34.498494 N, 84.951732 W This antebellum house served as General Sherman's headquarters during his march through Calhoun.
63. Old Stone Church Museum Corner of U.S. Hwy. 41 and GA Hwy. 2 Ringgold, GA 30736 706-935-5232 www.cityofringgold.com 34.906454 N, 85.076947 W

Used as a Civil War hospital after the Battle of Ringgold Gap, it was recently restored and now houses a Civil War museum. The wooden floor remains bloodstained from its use as a hospital.
64. Oak Hill Cemetery North Erwin St. and Hwy. 29 Cartersville, GA 30120 770-606-8862 www.evhsonline.org 34.175642 N, 84.808200 W Since 1838, politicos William and Rebecca Felton, evangelist Sam Jones, humorist Bill Arp, U.S. Attorney General Amos Akerman, and numerous other politicians and Civil War soldiers have been buried in this historic cemetery.
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65. Heritage Station Museum 219 West Ward St. Douglas, GA 31533 912-389-3461 www.cityofdouglas.com 31.508947 N, 82.852047 W This historic museum is located in the old G&F Railroad Depot. It is dedicated to the history of the railroad in Douglas and Coffee counties.

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66. Alta Vista Cemetery & Longstreet Gravesite 521 Jones St. (Jesse Jewell Pkwy.) Gainesville, GA 30501 770-531-6598 34.289015 N, 83.835579 W A large granite monument and American flag mark the final resting place of Lt. General James Longstreet, CSA. He was General Robert E. Lee's second in command during the Civil War.

67. Old Dan Tucker's Gravesite Heardmont Rd. Elberton, GA 30635 706-283-5651 www.elbertga.com 34.107730 N, 82.710762 W "Old Dan Tucker's Grave" is the burial site of Reverend Daniel Tucker who came to Elbert County to take up a land grant and became one of the county's most useful and best-known citizens. Daniel Tucker was best known for his role as a Methodist minister who cared very deeply for the slave population. The song "Old Dan Tucker" has become a famous part of American folk music.

68. Crawford W. Long Museum 28 College St. Jefferson GA 30549 706-367-5307 www.crawfordlong.org 34.118175 N, 83.572682 W The Crawford W. Long Museum honors this Georgia physician who is credited as the first physician to use ether for surgical purposes. During the Civil War, Long served as a Confederate surgeon. The museum houses Long's medical instruments, furniture and personal papers.
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69. Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site 338 Jeff Davis Park Rd., Fitzgerald, GA 31750 229-831-2335 www.gastateparks.org 31.663734 N, 83.387031 W On May 10, 1865, Jefferson Davis and family were captured by Federal cavalry at this site. The site is also home to a museum with Civil War artifacts.
70. Blue & Gray Museum 116 North Johnston St., Fitzgerald, GA 31750 800-386-4642 www.fitzgeraldga.org 31.715789 N, 83.257882 W Located in a historical railroad depot, the Blue & Gray Museum has been renovated and redesigned to reveal the remarkable story of the founding of Fitzgerald by Civil War veterans.

71. Albany Bridge House at Riverfront Park 112 N. Front St., Albany, GA 31701 www.albanygeorgia.biz 31.577373 N, 84.147803 W Built in 1855 by African American master craftsman Horace King, the bridge house was used to store supplies for the Confederate navy during the Civil War.
72. Lowndes County Historical Society Museum 305 West Central Ave., Valdosta, GA 31601 229-247-4780 www.valdostamuseum.org 30.830500 N, 83.282800 W The Lowndes County Historical Society Museum contains information and exhibits featuring Valdosta's place as a refugee city during the Civil War. Uniforms

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73. Andersonville National Cemetery and Historic Site 496 Cemetery Rd., Andersonville, GA 31711 229-924-0343 www.nps.gov/ande 32.197918 N, 84.129335 W
Andersonville, or Camp Sumter as it was officially known, was one of the largest Confederate military prisons established during the Civil War. Built in early 1864, more than 45,000 Union soldiers were confined here during the fourteen months the prison existed. Thirteen thousand of the prisoners died during captivity.
74. Andersonville Civil War Village 114 Church St., Andersonville, GA 31711 229-924-2558 www.andersonvillegeorgia.com 32.196000 N, 84.140641 W
Andersonville Village was once the disembarkation point for the prisoners of Andersonville prison. Many Civil War-related businesses can be found in the village.
75. Drummer Boy Museum 109 E. Church St., Andersonville, GA 31711 229-924-2425
www.andersonvillegeorgia.com/Drummer_Boy_ Museum.htm 32.196030 N, 84.142488 W
This museum is home to a collection of Civil War uniforms and artifacts.

76. national civil war naval museum at port Columbus
1002 Victory Dr., Columbus, GA 31901 706-327-9798 www.portcolumbus.org 32.445796 N, 84.976226 W Visitors can stand at the bow of the CSS Jackson, the largest surviving scratch-made ironclad ship in the world. This innovative museum, the best of its kind in the country, explores Northern and Southern naval operations during the Civil War.
77. National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center 1775 Legacy Way, Columbus, GA 31903 706-685-5800 www.nationalinfantrymuseum.com 32.380945 N, 84.957064 W
This new 190,000-square-foot museum is a tribute to infantry past, present and future. Visitors can take an interactive journey through every field fought by the United States over the past two centuries.
78. Blind Tom Bethune Historic Marker Grey Rock and Warm Springs Rds. Columbus, GA 32.559950 N, 84.8624333 W
The state historic marker stands at one of two claimed gravesites for "Blind Tom" Bethune. Born a slave, Bethune was a musical prodigy who became known during the Civil War and afterwards for his composition "The Battle of Manassas."

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Crossroads of Conflict: A Guide to Civil War Sites in Georgia contains information on more than 350 sites around the state. The book serves the dual purpose as a tour guide and as an in-depth history of Civil War Georgia. Included are over 200 modern and period photographs, images, maps, GPS coordinates, and a detailed chronology of events as they unfolded during the four-year conflict. Crossroads of Conflict is available at www.GACivilWar.org, www.ugapress.org and select retail outlets.
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Alpharetta Welcome Center 178 S. Main St. Alpharetta, GA 30009 678-297-0102 or 800-294-0923
Americus Welcome Center 123 West Lamar St. Americus, GA 31709 229-928-6059
Andersonville Welcome Center 114 Church St. Andersonville, GA 31711 229-924-2558
Athens Welcome Center 280 E. Dougherty St. Athens, GA 30601 706-353-1820
Atlanta VIsitors Center Underground Atlanta 65 Upper Alabama Street Atlanta, GA 30303 404-577-2148
Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau 1450 Greene Street, Suite 110 Augusta, GA 30901 1-800-726-0243
Cartersville Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau One Friendship Plaza, Suite 1 Cartersville, GA 30120 770-387-1357 or 800-733-2280
Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce 264 Catoosa Cir. Ringgold, GA 30736 706-965-5201
Clayton County visitors Center 104 N. Main St. Jonesboro, GA 30236 770-478-4800 or 800-662-7829

Cobb County Convention & Visitors Bureau 1 Galleria Pwy. Atlanta, GA 30339 678-303-2622 or 800-451-3480
Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau 900 Front Ave. Columbus, GA 31902 706-322-1613 or 800-999-1613
Dalton Convention & Visitors Bureau 305 S. Depot St. Dalton, GA 30720 706-270-9960 or 800-331-3258
DeKalb County Convention & Visitors Bureau 1957 Lake Side Pkwy., Suite 510 Tucker, GA 30084 770-492-5000 or 800-999-6055
Douglas Area Tourism and Promotions 211 S. Gaskin Ave. Douglas, GA 31533 912-384-4555
Eatonton- Putnam County Chamber of Commerce 305 N. Madison Ave. Eatonton, GA 31024 706-485-7701
Elbert County Chamber of Commerce 104 Heard St. Elberton, GA 30635 706-283-5651
Fitzgerald Welcome Center 115 S. Main St. Fitzgerald, GA 31750 229-426-5033 or 800-386-4642

Gordon County Chamber of Commerce 300 S. Wall St. Calhoun, GA 30701 706-625-3200
Henry County Chamber and Convention & Visitors Bureau 1709 Hwy. 20 W. McDonough, GA 30253 770-957-5786
Jones County Chamber of Commerce 161 W. Clinton St. Gray, GA 31032 478-986-1123
LaGrange - Troup County Chamber 111 Bull St. LaGrange, GA 30241 706-884-8671
Liberty County Convention & Visitors Bureau 425 W. Oglethorpe Hwy. Hinesville, GA 31313 912-368-3471
Macon- Bibb Convention & Visitors Bureau 450 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Macon, GA 31201 478-743-1074 or 800-768-3401
Madison- Morgan County Welcome Center 115 E. Jefferson St. Madison, GA 30650 706-342-4454 or 800-709-7406
Marietta Welcome Center & Visitors Bureau 4 Depot St. Marietta, GA 30060 770-429-1115

Milledgeville Baldwin County Convention & visitors bureau 200 W. Hancock St. Milledgeville, GA 31061 478-452-4687 or 800-653-1804
Millen/Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce 548 Cotton Ave. Millen, GA 30442 478-982-5595
Paulding County Chamber of Commerce 455 Jimmy Campbell Pkwy. Dallas, GA 30132 770-445-6016
Richmond Hill Convention & visitors bureau 40 Richard R. Davis Dr. Richmond Hill, GA 31324 912-756-2676
Historic Roswell Convention & visitors bureau 617 Atlanta St. Roswell, GA 30075 770-640-3253 or 800-776-7935
Savannah visitor information Center 301 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Savannah, GA 31401 912-944-0455
Thomson- McDuffie Chamber of Commerce 149 Main St. Thomson, GA 30824 706-597-1000
Chamber of Commerce 131 W. Haynes St., Suite B Sandersville, GA 31082 478-552-3288
Washington welcome center 29 W. Square Washington, GA 30673 706-678-2013

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