The presence of the past
We are pleased to provide information to help you explore our state’s remarkable Civil War heritage. Georgia played a vital role in the war-socially, economically, industrially, and militarily. Use this to expand your knowledge and appreciation of the era and the critical part played by Georgia’s men, women, and children of various ethnicities.
HISTORIC HIGH COUNTRY
Blue Ridge, Cartersville, Dalton, Ellijay,
Ringgold, Rome & Tallapoosa
Civil War sites include:
Barnsley Gardens
Cassville
Chickamauga/Chattanooga National Military Park
Dug Gap Battle Park
Gordon-Lee Mansion
Resaca Confederate Cemetery
Ringgold Western & Atlantic Railroad Depot
Tunnel Hill & Clisby Austin House
HISTORIC HEARTLAND
Athens, Covington, Forsyth, Macon, Madison, Milledgeville, Perry
Civil War sites include:
Cannonball House & Civil War Museum
Griswoldville State Historic Site
Historic Athens
Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site
Madison
Old Governor’s Mansion & State Capitol Bldg
CLASSIC SOUTH
Augusta, Greensboro, Swainsboro, Sylvania Thomson
Civil War sites include:
Confederate Powderworks at the Augusta Canal
The U.S. Arsenal
PRESIDENTIAL PATHWAYS
Columbus, Cordele, LaGrange, Pine Mountain, Plains, Senoia, Warm Springs
Civil War sites include:
Bellvue
Columbus Iron Works Convention Center
Fort Tyler
National Civil War Naval Museum
GEORGIA’S COAST
Brunswick, Darien, Kingsland, Richmond Hill, Savannah, Waycross
Civil War sites include:
Fort Jackson
Fort Pulaski
Green-Meldrim House at St. Johns Church
ATLANTA METRO
Acworth, Atlanta, Covington, Dallas, Kennesaw, Marietta, Peachtree City, Stone Mountain
Civil War sites include:
Atlanta History Center
Bulloch Hall
Cyclorama of the Battle of Atlanta
Gilgal Church Battle Site
Kennesaw Civil War Museum
Kennesaw House
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
New Manchester Mill Ruins in Sweetwater Creek State Park
Pickett’s Mill State Historic Site
State Capitol Building
Stone Mountain Park & Museum
MAGNOLIA MIDLANDS
Douglas, Dublin, Statesboro
Civil War sites include:
PLANTATION TRACE
Albany, Thomasville, Tifton, Valdosta
Civil War sites include:
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS
Dahlonega, Hiawasee, Lavonia
Civil War sites include: