Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Swanton, matarsa da 'yarsa sun gudu zuwa Maine a lokacin yakin basasa, suna barin gidan a kula da wata gwauruwa Mrs. Johnson. A ranar 19 ga Yuli, 1864 gidan ya zama hedkwatar rundunar sojojin Tennessee, a kan hanyarsu ta shiga cikin yakin Atlanta
Ka yi haƙuri. An rubuta kasancewar Janar Thomas W. Sweeny a gidan Swanton a cikin bayanan lokacin. Daga baya, lokacin da Janar Sherman ya ba da umarnin mamaye Atlanta a watan Satumbar 1864, Sojojin Ohio sun yi amfani da Gidan Swanton a matsayin hedkwatarsa. Saboda haka, ba a halaka gidan ba a lokacin yaƙin.