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Tag Archives: Battle of Resaca
A Doctor, His Enslaved Man, and Georgia’s Union Circle (part two)
The devastation and upheaval created in the neighborhood near the Battle at Resaca gave people like Dr. Gideon’s enslaved man, Owen, their first viable opportunity to aid the Union cause. Owen Gideon was born into slavery about 1834 in Hall … Continue reading
A Doctor, His Enslaved Man, and North Georgia’s Union Circle (part one)
Dr. Berry Gideon, his wife, and seven daughters watched helplessly as flames devoured their home next to the Western and Atlantic Railroad, between the towns of Calhoun and Resaca, on June 18, 1864. Union soldiers allowed the family fifteen minutes … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum South, Common Soldier, Slavery, USCT
Tagged Battle of Resaca, Georgia, Slavery
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Duelin’ Dalton
The above picture is of the statue of “Uncle Joe” Joseph E. Johnston, of the Army of Tennessee, in downtown Dalton, Georgia. When I visited it two weeks ago I found the site much less cluttered than when I took … Continue reading
Catching Up on our 150th Anniversary Coverage
We wanted to take a moment to thank all of our readers for following along with our 150th anniversary coverage. Over the last two weeks we have published a large number of posts, to make it easier on our readers, … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War
Tagged 23rd USCT, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of New Market, Battle of Resaca, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of the Wilderness, Bloody Angle, Emory Upton, James Longstreet, JEB Stuart, Laurel Hill, Mule Shoe, Resaca, Robert E. Lee, Saunders Field, Ulysses S. Grant, Widow Tapp Field
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