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Forts and Battlefields
1 Chickamauga-Chattnaooga National Military Park - 706-866-9241
Battles set the stage for Union's 1864 invasion of Georgia.
Located
south of Chattanooga on US 27.
2 Dug Gap Battle Park - Battle took place in February and May 1864 during the Atlanta Campaign. Directions: Take exit #136 off I-75 and go west 1.6 miles on Walnut Ave/Dug Gap Battle Road. Park is on right side of the road.
3 Picketts Mill State Historic Site - 770-443-7850
This was a Federal defeat during the Atlanta Campaign which General Sherman chose to forget. Directions: From Marietta, W on GA 120 to GA 92; N on 92 to Due West; W on Due West to Tabor Church Road; N on Tabor Church to entrance to Pickett's Mill.
4 Gilgal Church Battle Site - During Atlanta Campaign
Directions: Take Exit #116 off I-75 west on Barrett Parkway (State Conn. 5 W) 1.2 miles; right on US 41 for 1.9 miles; left on Kennesaw Due West for 4.4 miles. Gilgal Church battle site is located just before intersection of Kennesaw Due West and Acworth Due West roads.
5 Kennesaw National Battlefield Park - 770-427-4586
This is one of the key battles leading to the capture of Atlanta.
Directions: Take Exit #116 off I-75; west on Barrett Parkway (State Conn 5 W) 1.2 miles; right on US 41 for .7 miles; left on Old 41 for 2 miles to visitors center.
6 Fort Tyler of The Battle of West Point - 706-645-1440
This was the last battle in Georgia.
Directions: Take Exit #1 off I-85. Go West on GA 18, which mergers with US 29. Cross the Chattahoochie River on US 29. Turn right at 3rd Ave., take a left on 10th Street, then a right on 6th Avenue to the interpretative trail to the fort.
7 Fort Jackson - This is the oldest standing fort in Georgia and was headquarters for the Confederate river defense.
Directions: Take I-16 east to Montgomery Street in Savannah, take a right on Bay Street, then a left on President Street, which becomes US 80, and left on Ft. Jackson Road.
8 Fort Pulaski National Monument- 912-786-5787
This is where rifled cannons ended the era of brick forts.
Directions: Take I-75 south to US 80 east. The fort is on Cockspur Island, 17 miles east of Savannah, and 4 miles west of Tybee Island.
9 Fort McAllister Historic Site - 912-727-2339
Its capture resulted in the fall of Savannah.
Directions: Take Exit #15 off I-95 and go 10 miles east to the fort.
Civil War Historic Sites
10 Ringgold's Western Atlantic RR Depot - An original station related to the great Locomotive Chase. Directions: Take Exit #140 off I-75; east on GA 151 to dead end; right on US 41, go under railroad bridge, take first left; depot is on left.
11 Tunnel Hill & Clisby Austin House - 1850 railroad tunnel, an engineering masterpiece and scene of many skirmishes during Atlanta Campaign.
Directions: Take Exit #137 off I-75; go north on US 41 roughly 3 1/2 miles; turn right on Cherry St., go to railroad at Clisby Austin Rd., Tunnel Hill.
12 Cassville - An "almost" battle (town was burned; Confederate cemetery stands, plus marker for courthouse square).
Directions: Take Cassville/White Exit from I-75. Also north of Cartersville on old US 41.
13 Barnsley Gardens - 770-773-7480 - Ruins of famous pre-Civil War mansion near Adairsville. Directions: Take Exit #128 off I-75; go west on GA 140 roughly 10 miles and follow the signs.
14 Kennesaw House - Built in the 1840s. 1 Depot Street, Marietta, Georgia
Directions: I-75 exit 265, go 2.3 miles, left on Mill St. 1 Depot Street, Marietta, Georgia
15 Bulloch Hall - 770-992-1731 - 180 Bulloch Ave., Roswell
Ante-bellum home of Confederate naval agent James Bulloch.
16 New Manchester Mill Ruins in Sweetwater Creek State Park - 770-732-5871
Textile mill destroyed by Federal cavalry during Atlanta Campaign.
Directions: Take I-20 west from Atlanta; take Thornton Rd. exit; turn left for 1/4 mile; then right on Blair's Bridge Rd; turn left on Mt. Vernon Rd., and go 1/2 mile to park entrance.
17 Jarrell Plantation - 912-986-5172
Ante-bellum plantation, with steam-powered cotton and grist mills. Directions: I-75 south from Atlanta to Forsyth; then GA 18 east to dirt road connecting GA 18 and Juliette Rd.
18 Old Cannonball House and Confederate Museum - 912- 745-5982
856 Mulberry St, Macon - Ante-bellum home hit by Federal artillery during Atlanta Campaign.
19 Bellvue - 706-884-1832 - 204 Ben Hill St., LaGrange, GA
Ante-bellum mansion where Confederate Navy Secretary Stephen Mallory was arrested by Federal soldiers, along with Confederate Senator Benjamin Hill.
20 Columbus Iron Works Convention Center - 706-327-4522 - 801 Front Ave., Columbus
As the Confederate Naval Iron Works, it supplied equipment for Confederate ships.
21 Town of Madison GA - Ante-Bellum homes not burned by Sherman's army.
Directions: I-20 east to Madison exit; then US 129 north.
22 Old Governor's Mansion and State Capitol Building - 912-453-4545 (mansion)
Seat of Georgia's government during Civil War.
Directions: I-20 to Milledgeville Exit. Georgia Military College campus.
23 Alexander H Stephens Park - 706-456-2221
Home of the Confederacy's Vice President.
Directions: I-20 east to Exit #55; north on GA 22 for 2 miles.
24 Confederate Powderworks at the Augusta Canal - 1717 Goodrich St., Augusta
2,750,000 pounds of first-quality gunpowder was produced here.
25 The U. S. Arsenal - 706-737-1444 - 2500 Walton Way, Augusta
Seized by state troops only days after Georgia seceded, is now the administration building at Augusta College.
26 Robert Toombs House Historic Site and Other Ante-bellum Homes -
706-678-2226 - 215 E. Robert Toombs Ave., Washington, GA
Toombs, an ardent secessionist, was the Confederacy's first Secretary of State.
27 Green-Meldrim House at St. John's Church - 912-232-1251 - 1 West Macon St., Savannah General Sherman's headquarters during Federal occupation of Savannah.
Museums
28 Andersonville National Historic Site - 912-924-0343
The largest prison camp for Federal prisoners and now a national memorial to all American POWs. Directions: Go 1 mile east of Andersonville on GA 49.
29 Army Corps of Engineers Visitors Center - 770-382-4700
This museum focuses on the role of Cooper's Irons Works in the Civil War.
Directions: Take Exit #135 off I-75, go east on GA 29 to GA 294 and proceed to center.
30 Big Shanty Museum - 770-427-2117
The locomotive General, stolen by Union spy James Andres in the Great Locomotive Chase. Directions: Take Exit #118 off I-75 and follow the signs.
31 Atlanta History Center - 404-814-4000 - 130 West Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta
Home of the fabulous DuBose Civil War collection.
32 Cyclorama of Battle of Atlanta - 404-658-7625
Grant Park, 800-C Cherokee Ave., SE, Atlanta, GA. Cyclorama of Battle of Atlanta. World-famous painting-in-the-round of Battle of Atlanta.
33 State Capitol Building - 404-656-2844 - Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. at Capitol Ave.
Confederate flag collection.
34 Stone Mountain Park and Museum - 770-498-5600
Monument to Confederate leaders; ante-bellum mansion.
Directions: I-285 to Stone Mountain Freeway (US 78) to park.
35 Washington-Wilkes Historical Museum - 706-678-2105
308 E. Robert Toombs Ave., Washington
Ante-bellum home with Confederate gun collection.
36 Confederate Naval Museum - 706-327-9798
Remains of Confederate ships Chattahoochee and Jackson.
Directions: Off US 280 near bridge in Columbus.
37 Jefferson Davis Memorial Park - 912-831-2335
Where Jefferson Davis and his family were captured by Federal calvery.
Directions: I-75 south to Irwinville Exit; 1.5 miles north of Irwinville, off GA 32.
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