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Tunnel Hill, Georgia

   At Tunnel Hill, Georgia the 16th Annual reenactment was held on Sep 8th and 9th, 2007. This small town saw several small military actions during the War Between the States. In 1863, on September 11, a small skirmish happened here, just days before the Battle of Chickamauga. After Chickamauga CSA Gen. John Bell Hood, along with many sick and wounded, were brought to the hospital here. It was a major hospital for the Army of Tennessee where thousands of tents and shelters housed the most critical patients. Lesser wounded were sent on to Atlanta. Many residents of Tunnel Hill served the wounded. In November of the same year Gen. Bragg retreated through the area after the Missionary Ridge battle and were able to hold off the pursuing Union troops here. Another skirmish in January 1864 saw the Federal troops driving Confederate outposts to the Tunnel but retiring back to their base at nearby Ringgold. Union Gen. Sherman took over the town in 1864 during his "March to the Sea".
    

   The town is aptly named for the railroad tunnel constructed by the 'Western and Atlantic Railway'. Construction began in 1848 and was completed in 1850. This was the first railroad to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River Valley. It was an important link in the Confederate Railway system. It later served the Union troops as a key supply line during US Gen. Sherman's campaign to take Atlanta. After the Civil War the tunnel remained a key element in Georgia's transportation. It is estimated that 25,000 troops passed through the tunnel on their way to seaports during World War I. In 1926 it was abandoned and a new modern tunnel was bored. It remained boarded up till 1976 and then partially filled in 1992. In 1996 the Tunnel Hill Historical Foundation helped the town purchase the old tunnel and has made many improvements to the site.
   The area has many stories of hauntings and ghosts from the Civil War era and the untold suffering endured by those who died here. You can read more about the ghost at kudzumonthly.com
    

   For more information about the Tunnel Hill reenactment site visit tunnelhillheritagecenter

For additional reenacting information go to
Florida Reenactors Online - a website that regularly features some of my photos and articles and where you can find many links, monthly newsletters and many other resources about the American Civil War and reenacting that conflict.