Well Eric my references are dated, but I put you near Kingston. My book is a little old and it doesn't have a 1-75 in it, but your other directions are good.
According to a reference in my Century War Book there appears to have been a small skirmish near Rome and Kingston on May 17-18, 1864 with about 75 Union casualties. Confederate are unknown.
Down south near Dallas a major battle called the Battle of New Hope Church took place, with approximately 2,400 Union and 3,000 Confederate casualties.This occurred on May 25-June 4.
On June 9th, the bloody Battle of Kennesaw Mt. occurred, a resounding defeat for Sherman. Had it been another Union General, he might have retreated. Fortunately for the Union, he pressed on.
The best thing that happened for the North was the relief of General Johnston by Jefferson Davis. A big blunder. He felt Johnston was giving up to much land without fighting. On the contrary, he was outnumbered badly, yet slowly bleeding Sherman's army. Once he was removed, General Hood took over. Hood was an attacking General and now the confederates were coming from behind their breastworks and losing many soldiers. They basically got penned in at Atlanta and to avoid being encircled, retreated Northwest on toward the armies doom in Tennessee. There was nobody left to stop Sherman's March.
And that is your quickie history lesson for today. Tune in tomorrow for more babbling.
Sorry, I still can't locate Brunswick, is that where they make all that great bowling equipment?
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