Confederate Cemetery Resaca

Established shortly after the war by Miss Mary J. Green & Associates for burial of Confederate soldiers who fell at the battle of Resaca.

May 14, 1864, Maj. Gen. A. P. Stewart´s Div., Hood´s A. C. (rt. Of Johnston´s line) [CS], ...

Battle of Resaca

May 14, 1864

The Battle of Resaca was one of the few places where the entire armies of Sherman and Johnston faced each other in the Atlanta Campaign. Judah´s (2nd) Div., 23rd Army Corps & part of the 14th Corps [US] ...

Attack on British Lines

October 9, 1779

Over this ground, hallowed by the valor and the sacrifice of the soldiery of America and of

France, was fought October 9, 1779, one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolution when

Savannah, which the British had possessed ...

Moratock Iron Furnace

Rural Ironworks

During the Civil War, the Confederacy relied on small rural ironworks for the metals needed to manufacture cannons, swords, and firearms. The furnace here, owned by the Moratock Mining and Manufacturing Company, was typical of the charcoal blast furnaces ...

Nathanael Greene Monument

Beneath the monument in this Square repose the remains of Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, of Rhode Island, who died near Savannah on June 19, 1786, at Mulberry Grove Plantation which had been granted to him by this State in appreciation ...

United States Customhouse

The United States Customhouse stands on historic ground. In a house on this site, James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia, lived for a time, and in 1736 John Wesley preached his first sermon at Savannah in a ...

State Bank of Hoiles & Sons

This bank was established in August, 1869, by Charles Hoiles and Charles D. Hoiles. In December of 1895 the bank was incorporated as the State Bank of Hoiles & Sons with a capital of $25,000. In September, 1903, the ...

Today at MacDill AFB

The Partnership Continues into the 21st Century...

As the base and the City of Tampa progress through the 21st century, they face new challenges in the ever-changing global landscape. Today, over 50 different groups operate from the base and over 13,000 ...

United States Merchant Marine / U.S. Navy Armed Guard

The United States Merchant Marine

In recognition of those who serve

their country in war and peace time

to those 250,000 who served in world war II

to those 670 who were taken prisoner

to those 6,700 plus who gave ...

Tidewater Connection Locks

In 1854 the Tidewater Connection Locks linked the canal basin to the Jame River tidewater below Richmond. The system contained five granite locks, each measuring 15 x 100 feet. This resulted in a flight of water stairs that lowered boats ...