Georgia
Battlefields
Association

Activities  |  Presentations Offered  |  Our Partners  |  Links

Activities

While the Georgia Battlefields newsletter provides monthly updates on our activities, here are some of the things we've done over the past few years.

  • Worked with other preservation organizations to install historical markers.
  • Organized Civil War site tours led by Ed Bearss, America's premier historic guide.
  • Led tours of Atlanta area sites for civic groups.
  • Presented history and preservation lectures for local civic groups, such as Heritage Sandy Springs, Perimeter Adult Learning & Services, and Senior Enriched Living Services.
  • Provided volunteer staff at Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) annual conferences.
  • Published monthly newsletter relating to preservation of Georgia's Civil War sites.
  • Owned and maintained 4 acres of battlefield property near New Hope Church.
  • Monitored status of threatened sites.
  • Successfully nominated Georgia sites for CWPT's annual list of most endangered sites.
  • Provided expertise to other preservation groups and news media.
  • Attended Georgia House of Representatives Committee meeting in support of legislation to prevent disturbance of archaeological sites.
  • Testified before Georgia Senate study committee on Electric Transmission Line location.
  • Donated $5,000 to and advised Kolb Farm Coalition on how to save historic property.
  • Participated as a stakeholder in the Chickamauga National Military Park Transportation Study.
  • Helped Grant Park Conservancy apply for American Battlefield Protection Program grant to restore Fort Walker.
  • Sent letter to Smyrna City Council to advocate preservation of Shoupade fortification.

Presentations on Georgia's Civil War history and sites

Our 2008 walking tour of the Civil War sites of downtown Atlanta has been turned into a DVD by professional videographer David Druckenmiller. A sample of the introduction to “Civil War Atlanta: A walk through history” is available on the web at www.three23.org/work-at-three23/civil-war-walking-tour/. The DVD is for sale for $15 (includes shipping) by sending a check to GBA at 7 Camden Rd NE, Atlanta GA 30309.

DVD cover

Georgia Battlefields Association can provide slide presentations on the following topics:

  • Andrews' Raid (The Great Locomotive Chase)
  • Chickamauga and Chattanooga
  • Atlanta Campaign: Rocky Face Ridge to Resaca
  • Atlanta Campaign: Resaca to Cassville
  • Atlanta Campaign: Cassville to New Hope Church, Pickett's Mill, and Dallas
  • Atlanta Campaign: Kolb's Farm, Kennesaw Mountain, Smyrna, and the River Line
  • Atlanta Campaign: Crossing the Chattahoochee and the Change of Command
  • Atlanta Campaign: Peachtree Creek and Atlanta
  • Atlanta Campaign: Cavalry Raids, Ezra Church, Utoy Creek, Jonesboro, Fall of Atlanta
  • Two "Quiet" Months: Sherman's Occupation of Atlanta and Pursuit of Hood
  • The March to the Sea: Atlanta to Milledgeville
  • The March to the Sea: Milledgeville to Savannah
  • Jefferson Davis's flight from Virginia to Georgia
  • Wilson's Raid through Alabama and Georgia
  • Current Condition of Civil War Sites near Atlanta and elsewhere in Georgia

Our partners

Here's a partial list of other organizations with which we've cooperated over the past few years.

Links to other Georgia sites of interest

  • Red Top Mountain State Park, East of Cartersville
    Operates Allatoona Pass Battlefield of 5 October 1864
  • Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site, North of Dallas
    Battlefield of 27 May 1864
  • Sweetwater Creek State Park, Lithia Springs
    Site of New Manchester Mill, burned by Federal cavalry 9 July 1864
    Friends of Sweetwater Creek State Park
  • Alexander Stephens Historic Park, Crawfordville
    Home of Confederate Vice President
  • Robert Toombs House Historic Site, Washington
    Home of Confederate general and cabinet officer
  • Griswoldville Battlefield
    Battlefield of 22 November 1864
  • Jefferson Davis Historic Site, Irwinville
    Where Confederate president was captured 10 May 1865
  • Magnolia Springs State Park, North of Millen
    Site of PoW Camp Lawton, 1864 - 1865
  • Wormsloe Historic Site, Savannah
    Contains artillery position that defended Savannah
  • Fort McAllister Historic Park, Richmond Hill
    Battlefield of 13 December 1864
  • Prater's Mill, near Varnell
    Site of cavalry clash during opening days of Atlanta Campaign in May 1864.
  • Tunnel Hill, Northwest of Dalton
    Featured in Andrews’ Raid on 12 April 1862 and opening of Atlanta Campaign in May 1864.
  • Resaca Battlefield, I-75 exit 320
    Battlefield of 13-15 May 1864.
  • Fort Norton, Rome
    Part of city defenses, near battlefield of 17 May 1864.
  • Fort Walker, Grant Park, Atlanta
    Only remaining fort from defenses of Atlanta, October 1863 - September 1864
  • Nash Farm Battlefield, East of Lovejoy
    Cavalry battle of 20 August 1864 and infantry battle of 3 September 1864.
  • Brown’s Mill Battlefield
    Cavalry battle of 30 July 1864.
  • Cannonball House, Macon
    Damaged by artillery fire during Federal cavalry raid in July 1864. Museum includes Civil War artifacts.
  • Old Governor’s Mansion, Milledgeville
    Home of wartime governors. Sherman spent a night here during the November 1864 March to the Sea.
  • Fort Jackson, Coastal Heritage Society, Savannah
    Fort that defended Savannah. Wreck of ironclad CSS Georgia is nearby.
  • Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
    Display on Andrews’ Raid; houses locomotive General.
  • Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama
    Battle of Atlanta painting; houses locomotive Texas.
  • Atlanta History Center
    Turning Point Civil War exhibit with displays from DuBose, Dickey, and Wray artifact collections.
  • Port Columbus Civil War Naval Center
    Houses remains of two Confederate ships as well as many other displays.
  • Blue & Gray Museum, Fitzgerald
    History of town founded by veterans from both sides.
  • Georgia Civil War Information Resources online

  • Georgia Historical Society, Savannah
    Library and document holdings. Since 1997, has managed placement of new historical markers.
  • Civil War in Georgia
    Overview of Civil War resources and information.
  • Georgia Historical Markers
    Listing of approximately 2200 state historical markers, including over 850 relating to the Civil War.
  • New Georgia Encyclopedia
    Searchable encyclopedia of information about Georgia, including comprehensive Civil War articles.
  • Geographic Information Systems for Battlefield Preservation
    Matches contemporary and modern maps with source documents.
  • Driving Trails & Guidebooks online

  • Crossroads of Conflict: State guide for touring Civil War sites
  • Traveler's Guide to Civil War Georgia
  • Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails
  • Blue & Gray Trail
  • Chickamauga Campaign Trail
  • Civil War Heartland Trail
  • National Civil War Site Preservation Organizations

  • National Park Service
  • American Battlefield Protection Program
  • Civil War Sites Advisory Commission
  • Civil War Preservation Trust
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