Fort Hill

104 Fort Hill Terr. Dalton Georgia 30721 United States 706.270.9960

Biography

Stand at the site of the only Civil War combat it Georgia involving Union African American soldiers against confederates. In August 1864 the 14th USCT withstood a Confederate cavalry assault, and in October 1964 the 44th USCT was forced to surrender in the face of overwhelming odds. Interpretive markers at Fort Hill School, where the fort once protected the railroad, provide detail.