The Story
The First Battle of Dalton was fought February 22-27, 1864, in Whitfield County, when Union Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas probed Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Tennessee, which was wintering along the imposing Rocky Face Ridge near Dalton. Thomas withdrew after several days of skirmishing once it was clear Johnston's position could repel an assault; Union losses were fewer than 300 and Confederate losses roughly 140. Dalton remained the Confederate anchor in North Georgia until the opening of the Atlanta Campaign that May.
About this site
Dalton I is a battlefield in Whitfield County, Georgia. It is one of 3 battlefields documented in Whitfield County, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.8286, -85.0231. The nearest cataloged historic site is Western and Atlantic Railroad Tunnel at Tunnel Hill (historic place), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Western and Atlantic Railroad Tunnel at Tunnel Hill, Captain Key & Key's Battery, and The Reverend Clisby Austin Sr..
This record is drawn from the National Park Service. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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