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THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE

THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE
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Location: U.S. 41 AND CRABTREE DRIVE

City: RINGGOLD

State: Georgia

Zip Code: 30736

Type of Memorial: Plaques On Stone

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR

Photograph By: DALE K. BENINGTON

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

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.


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