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George I (Georgian: გიორგი I, romanized: giorgi I) (998 or 1002 – 16 August 1027), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 2nd king of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1014 until his death in 1027.
Jul 3, 2010 · Georgia soldiers saw action in every major campaign of the Civil War, and although Georgia units were engaged in the battles of the western theater, most served in the eastern theater in the Army of Northern Virginia.
In May 1864, William T. Sherman started pursuing the Confederates towards Atlanta, which he captured in September, in advance of his March to the Sea. This six-week campaign destroyed much of the civilian infrastructure of Georgia, decisively shortening the war.
Major General George Thomas, in a move that would earn him the name “The Rock of Chickamauga,” takes command and begins consolidating the scattered Union forces on Horseshoe Ridge and Snodgrass Hill.
February 22-27,1864 – General George Thomas probes Confederate lines around Dalton after General Joseph E. Johnston dispatched two divisions to aid Lt. General Leonidas Polk in the West. Thomas withdrew on February 27 after realizing Johnston could counter any Federal threat.
The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles in Georgia in May–September 1864 during the American Civil War. The battles were important because they eventually cut off a main Confederate supply center and influenced the U.S. presidential election of 1864.
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Overview. The South, like the rest of the country, was forever altered by the dramatic events of the Civil War (1861-65). Few states, however, were more central to the outcome of the conflict than Georgia, which provided an estimated 120,000 soldiers for the Confederacy.
