Ok folks, time for a quick history lesson. Don’t worry, it’ll be exciting.
This Sunday, Oct. 5th, marks the 144th anniversary of the Battle of Allatoona Pass. For those of you who don’t know, this battle was one of the bloodiest battles in the civil war with over 1,500 casualties and countless others wounded. Basically, General Sherman feared that the confederates were planning to attack the poorly guarded Allatoona Railway Pass which held the much needed replenishments for the Union soldiers. Sherman sent General Corse to defend the station and keep the supplies out of Confederate hands. While the story is pretty interesting, I’m not going to go through all that. You can read it here or wiki it.
Alls you needs to know is that 1500 fallen soldiers equals unmarked, mass graves, and that General Corse was a badass. After losing over a third of his soldiers, that dude was SHOT IN THE FACE and still held down the fort. After this excitement, its no surprise that Allatoona Pass has been called one of the most haunted battle sites in Georgia.
Redtop Mountain State Park has rights to “The Pass” now, and will be holding some anniversary festivities this weekend for those of you who enjoy bluegrass and the such, however, we will be going for a little after-hours activities (of the paranormal variety) (ghosties). More to come, including pictures.
