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Near Dalton in 1864, U.S. Colored Troops, many of them formerly enslaved, helped defend the Western & Atlantic Railroad. After the outnumbered garrison was surrendered to Hood's army that October, many captured Black soldiers were returned to slavery.
African-American Soldiers in Combat is a historical marker in Dalton, Whitfield County, erected in 2010. It is one of 64 historical markers documented in Whitfield County, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.7720, -84.9638 near Dalton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Hill (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Carpet Technology, Western and Atlantic Depot, and Our Textile Legacy.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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