United States, Georgia, Whitfield County, Tunnel Hill, 34.84063, -85.04273Seibert, David, 1941-20201996/2014Location: railroad tracks at Oak St. in Tunnel HillText of marker: "TUNNEL HILL. May 7, 1864. The Federal forces, under Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, began the campaign for Atlanta by seizing Tunnel Hill. Howard's 4th A.C., having marched from Catoosa Springs, drover Wheeler's Cav. from the R.R. tunnel S. to Mill Creek Gap. Palmer's 14th A.C., moving from Ringgold (U.S. Highway 41), supported Howard on his right and extended the Federal front to Mill Cr. Gap, where its rt. joined left of 20th A.C. in Dogwood Valley. These operations were designed to engage the Confederate forces at Dalton, while McPherson's army moved from the W. to Snake Creek Gap, 18 miles S. of Tunnel Hill. 155-24 GEORGIA HISTORICAL MARKER 1985"image/jpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Historical markers--Georgia--Whitfield CountyUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--CampaignsTunnel Hill historical markerStillImage