THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE

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RINGGOLD GAP-HERE A FEDERAL ADVANCE POSITION WAS MAINTAINED DURING THE WINTER 1863-1864 WITH THE MAIN FORCE CONCENTRATED AT CHATTANOOGA. SHERMAN MOVED SOUTH THROUGH THIS GAP, MAY 7, 1864 TO BEGIN THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN. HE CAPTURED ATLANTA FOUR MONTHS LATER, SEPTEMBER 2, AND REACHED THE COAST AT SAVANNAH, DECEMBER 21. THIS MOVEMENT SPLIT THE CONFEDERACY IN TWO, DESTROYED MILITARY RESOURCES, CENTERS OF SUPPLY, AND HASTENED THE END OF THE WAR.

Location

Address: U.S. 41 AND CRABTREE DRIVE
City: RINGGOLD
State:
Zip Code: 30736

Details

Memorial Type: Plaques On Stone
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By: DALE K. BENINGTON
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