Battle of Rocky Face Ridge in The Atlanta Campaign
May 1864
Finding Aid for a Confederate Report in Official Records
Report no. 654 by Maj. Gen. Alexander P. Stewart, Confederate States Army, commanding division, of operations May 7-27.
Report Date: 5 June 1864 (from):Headquarters Stewart's Division, Hood's Corps, Army of Tennessee,
In the Field, Paulding County, Ga.
Events, 7-27 May 1864
- Description of skirmishes around Mill Creek Gap, Tunnel Hill Ridge, etc.
- Position of Confederates entrenched on the ridges
- Mention of the entrenchments and breastworks (breast-heights)
(and more)
Official Records, Series 1, vol. 38 (in five parts), Part 3, page 816-818.
Report no. 654 by Maj. Gen. Alexander P. Stewart, C.S. Army
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 38, In Five Parts. Part 3, Reports., book, 1891; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154634/m1/833/: accessed August 14, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
The battles are referenced different ways in different correspondence; below are some of the terms that might help when searching these battles:
Confederate References: Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, Mill Creek Gap, Crow Valley, Tunnel Hill, Varnell's Station
Union References: Demonstration on Dalton, Georgia ; Ringgold, Varnell's Station, Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost ; Rocky Face Ridge (or) Rocky Faced Ridge
Subsequent Movement: Union troops moved through Snake Creek Gap toward Resaca, Georgia, leading up to a battle there.
Confederate References: Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, Mill Creek Gap, Crow Valley, Tunnel Hill, Varnell's Station
Union References: Demonstration on Dalton, Georgia ; Ringgold, Varnell's Station, Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost ; Rocky Face Ridge (or) Rocky Faced Ridge
Subsequent Movement: Union troops moved through Snake Creek Gap toward Resaca, Georgia, leading up to a battle there.
