Editing Tunnel Hill, Georgia (section)

==History==
The community was first known as Doe Run. It was incorporated on March 4, 1848, as Tunnelsville, and changed its name in 1856 to Tunnel Hill.  Both names refer to the nearby {{convert|1497|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel]] railroad tunnel cut through [[Chetoogeta Mountain]], officially dedicated on October 31, 1849, by [[Canton, Georgia|Etowah]] steel-maker [[Mark A. Cooper]] on behalf of the state-owned [[Western & Atlantic Railroad]].

The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Tunnel Hill as a town in 1856.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J3WQkWXQ2iAC&pg=PA371|year=1856|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=371}}</ref>

Throughout the American Civil War, the homes around Tunnel Hill were used as part of a major hospital system. The Clisby Austin House also served as the headquarters for Union Gen. [[William T. Sherman]] while he made his plans for attacks against nearby Dalton and [[Resaca, Georgia|Resaca]], which became the opening battles of what would later be known as the [[Atlanta Campaign]]. The area hosted many engagements and camps throughout the course of the war. These are remembered through an annual Battle Reenactment held in September.

The dates of the actual military engagements were September 11, 1863; February 23, 24-25 1864; May 5–7, 1864; and March 3, 1865.
<ref>Western & Atlantic Railroad Tunnel historic marker. Georgia Historical Society; Oak Streett, Tunnel Hill, Georgia</ref><ref>Tunnel Hill historic marker. Georgia Historical Society; Oak Streett, Tunnel Hill, Georgia</ref><ref>[http://railga.com/oddend/tunnelold.html] Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel, RailGa.com</ref><ref>[http://www.whitfieldcountyga.com/History/RailRoad/tunnel_photos.htm] Chetoogeta Mountain Railroad Tunnel Restoration Photos, Whitfield County, Georgia Official Website</ref>