Snake Creek Gap
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Snake Creek Gap is a strategically important mountain pass in northwestern Georgia that played a key role in Civil War military movements during the Atlanta Campaign.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ |
| associatedWithBattle | Battle of Resaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommander |
James B. McPherson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William T. Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSide | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignPhase | early phase of the Atlanta Campaign ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War sites in Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlanta Campaign locations ⓘ Mountain passes of Georgia ⓘ |
| confederateDefensesStatus | lightly defended in early May 1864 ⓘ |
| connects |
Dalton, Georgia area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sugar Valley, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy | local roads between Sugar Valley and Dalton ⓘ |
| currentUse | transportation corridor ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Union invasion of north Georgia in 1864 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalMarker | Civil War interpretive signage (Georgia) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key route in Union maneuver warfare during the Atlanta Campaign ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Whitfield County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapFeatureClass | valley gap ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
approach route for Union Army of the Tennessee
ⓘ
flanking route around Rocky Face Ridge defenses ⓘ |
| near |
Dalton, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Resaca, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Union forces under Major General James B. McPherson passed through during the Atlanta Campaign
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maneuver that threatened Confederate supply lines at Resaca ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in outflanking Confederate positions at Dalton ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the theater of operations of the Military Division of the Mississippi ⓘ |
| railAccessObjective | Western and Atlantic Railroad near Resaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCampaignObjective | capture of Atlanta GENERATED ⓘ |
| separates |
Rocky Face Ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taylor Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
offered access to the Western and Atlantic Railroad south of Dalton
ⓘ
provided an unfortified route around Confederate defenses at Dalton ⓘ |
| terrainType | mountain gap ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSignificance | 1864 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Army of the Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union cavalry and infantry columns ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlanta Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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