Campaign for Atlanta: Johnston's Review

On April 19, 1864, General Joseph E. Johnston held a grand review of his rebuilt Army of Tennessee at Dalton; weeks later, in May, his troops abandoned the town as Sherman's Atlanta Campaign drove them south.

Campaign for Atlanta: Johnston's Review is a historical marker in Dalton, Whitfield County, erected in 2002. 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 34.7697, -84.9769 near Dalton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederate Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Dalton Confederate Cemetery, Whitfield Memorial Gardens, and George Whitefield.

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