Campaign for Atlanta Began Here

From this vicinity in May 1864, Sherman's armies pushed south toward Dalton, opening the Atlanta Campaign that captured the city that September and helped secure Lincoln's reelection.

Campaign for Atlanta Began Here is a historical marker in Ringgold, Catoosa County, erected in 1954. It is one of 114 historical markers documented in Catoosa County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.9009, -85.0249 near Ringgold. The nearest cataloged historic site is 4th Corps' Route to Tunnel Hill (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Catoosa Springs Confederate Hospitals, Ebenezer Cemetery, and Old Federal Road.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.