Atlanta - Civil War Information

Sherman at each approach would start to deploy his men initiating flanker movements on Johnston's flanks. On June 27th, Johnston had retreated into a well constructed entrenched position at Kennesaw Mountain, north west of Atlanta, now part of North West Atlanta. By ...

Atlanta , Georgia offers a variety of walking , biking , bus , and many other types of tours.American Sightseeing Atlanta company offers daily bus tour packages. This mountain is famous for having the carvings of Stonewall Jackson , Robert E. Lee ...

On an unknown date in the midst of a sweltering Georgia summer in 1864, George W. Norton, a soldier with the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, took a moment out of his day to write to his wife. Letters written by soldiers in Sherman's ...

The beginning phase of William Tecumseh Sherman?s march through Georgia to the sea and from there up through the Carolinas is best described in the general?s own words: ? So in May of 1864 as Grant and Lee struggled in the Virginia, ...

Throughout the Southeast United States there are several major historic sites that you could consider going and taking your family with you to see for a day, or perhaps take a several day road trip to see several different locations. This battlefield ...

A full day at Atlanta's Stone Mountain Park will leave your children happy, full of exciting stories to tell their classmates and, perhaps more importantly, absolutely exhausted. The more athletically-inclined family should definitely check out the Sky Hike, billed as "The nation's ...

Living in the Suburbs of Atlanta, one encounters new and old everyday. William Tecumseh Sherman was ordered to take Atlanta, using the scorched earth technique: Burn or destroy anything that can be of use to the enemy. Destroying anything of use to ...

Barrington Hall (photo displayed from Historic Roswell Visitor's Bureau) has been a meca for avid photographers and tourists from around the country and the world! One of the most beautiful landmarks just to the north of Atlanta, Georgia, this antebellum home is ...

Interviewing President Lincoln in theyear 2009 ? Reflecting back on the Civil War?----???? (PresidentLincoln made a surprise visit to a local high school?s history classroom andfielded questions from students. Thank you, Mr. Lincoln for beinghere today. Mr. Lincoln, are you aware thathistorians ...

It is 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Atlanta. A huge Lockheed Martin military aircraft plant adjoins nearby Dobbins Air Force Base. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, site of a Civil War battle, is nearby.

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Topic: Atlanta

The Atlanta Campaign, May - September 1864

Atlanta Tours

Civil War battles

A look at Sherman's March to the sea and through the Carolinas

Historic sites in the southeast United States

Things to do with children at Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta

Travel experiences: Atlanta, Georgia

Historic Barrington Hall in Atlanta, Georgia Draws Tourists and Photographers

An Imaginary Interview of Lincoln in a classroom

Geography of Marietta

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