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 | 1864-05-17 | Adairsville | The brief engagement was a Confederate delaying action that allowed General Joseph Johnston to bait a trap for the Union army at Cassville | Read about 'Adairsville' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Adairsville' | |
| 1864-05-13 | 1864-05-15 | Resaca | Unable to halt the Union turning movement caused by Sherman's crossing of the Oostanaula, Johnston was forced to retire, burning the railroad span and a nearby wagon bridge. Union troops repaired the bridges and continued their pursuit. | Read about 'Resaca' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Resaca' |
| 1864-05-07 | 1864-05-13 | Rocky Face Ridge | Union troops under William Tecumseh Sherman forced a defending army under Joseph E. Johnston off the ridge line. | Read about 'Rocky Face Ridge' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Rocky Face Ridge' |
| 1864-02-22 | 1864-02-27 | Dalton I | Union Gen. Thomas decided to probe Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's troops, to determine if they were vulnerable to attack. After several days of intense skirmishing, Thomas's army withdrew upon realizing Johnston could repel any assault. | Read about 'Dalton I' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Dalton I' |
| 1864-01-01 | Cleburne Emmancipation | Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne proposes that the Confederacy offers emancipation to slaves who serve in the southern army. His suggestion is politely rebuked by his fellow generals who are shocked by the suggestion. | Read about 'Cleburne Emmancipation' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Cleburne Emmancipation' | |
| 1863-11-27 | Ringgold Gap | The Confederate victory by Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne gave the artillery and wagon trains of the Army of Tennessee safe passage to retreat through the "Ringgold Gap" mountain pass and caused high Federal casualties. | Read about 'Ringgold Gap' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Ringgold Gap' | |
| 1863-09-18 | 1863-09-20 | Chickamauga | The battle was the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and the battle with the second highest number of casualties in the war (following Gettysburg) | Read about 'Chickamauga' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Chickamauga' |
| 1863-03-03 | Fort McAllister I | Rear Adm Du Pont ordered three ironclads to test their guns by attacking the Confederate defenses at Fort McAllister. One of his goals was to determine how effective fire from the monitors' guns would be against an earthen battery. | Read about 'Fort McAllister I' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Fort McAllister I' | |
| 1862-04-10 | 1862-04-11 | Fort Pulaski | Union forces on Tybee Island besieged and captured the Confederate-held Fort Pulaski after 30 hours of bombardment | Read about 'Fort Pulaski' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Fort Pulaski' |
| 1861-01-19 | Georgia | The legislature convened The Georgia Secession Convention of 1861 in the Milledgeville statehouse on January 16, 1861. On January 19, delegates voted for Georgia to secede from the Union | Read about 'Georgia' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Georgia' |
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