Photo Gallery: Atlanta Campaign Ringgold Gap
USDI Marker text:
National Historic Site Atlanta Campaign Ringgold Gap May 7,
1864
Here, through Ringgold Gap, a federal advance position, Sherman and his army
moved forward to begin the campaign against Atlanta and the heart of the
South. The Confederate defense, well conceived and ably executed, delayed
the March to the Sea and the eventual division of the Confederacy.
GHM Marker text:
November 27, 1863
After the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Bragg's Confederate Army retreated in
disorder toward Dalton. Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne was ordered to take
position in the gap, hold back the Federals, and save the trains and
artillery from capture.
Exercising his only independent command,
Cleburne utilized the terrain and his well-trained troops to hold up Federal
pursuit for five precious hours. The trains and artillery were saved. By
Joint Resolution, the Confederate Congress thanked Cleburne for his
achievement.
023-16 Georgia Historic Marker 1996
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