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May 16, 1864 Williams' 1st & Geary's 2d divs., 20th A. C. [US], crossed the Coosawattee at McClure's Ferry near Pine Chapel, & night of the 17th, reached this cross-roads — Buschbeck's brigade of Geary's div. camping on the Peters plantation…
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This tablet is dedicated by the Atlanta Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to the memory of Miss Mary Green, who established this Resaca Cemetery — the first in this state — for our Confederate soldiers. Made by the …
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This county was named for William Washington Gordon, of Savannah (1796-1842). The first Georgian to graduate at West Point, he entered the practice of law and was a pioneer in the railroad field in this State. He was the founder and first Presi…
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May 17, 1864: Butterfield's (3d) div., 20th A.C [US], marched this way from Field's Mill, Coosawattee River, enroute to Kingston & camped at the Smith farm 2 ½ miles N. of Mosteller's Mills. May 18: Schofield's 23d A.C [US], marching from …
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May 16, 1864. Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker (20th A. C.) [US], moving E. from Resaca, with orders to cross at Newtown Fy., elected to usurp the crossing at McClure's thereby forcing Schofield's 23d A. C. [US] to proceed E. to Field's Mill & Ferry. Wi…
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Hovey's 1st and Judah's 2d divs. Of Sheffield's 23 A.C. [US], enroute from Resaca battlefield crossed the Conasauga river at Fite's Fy. intending to pass the Coosawattee at McClure's Ferry, 1.25 mi. east of here. But the 20th A.C. [US], diverte…
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Gen. J.E Johnston's three Corps, [CS] after 2 days of battle at Resaca — outflanked by superior Federal forces — withdrew S. Hood's Corps marched by a road 1 mile E.; Polk's & Hardee's on direct road to Calhoun — Polk continue…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAMK_fields-mill-ferry_Calhoun-GA.html
May 16, 1864. Butterfield's (3rd) div. 20th A.C., (US) instead of crossing at McClure's Ferry 2mi. downstream, sought to gain time by moving to Field's — reaching here 11 P.M. Not until noon of the 17th was it across. Schofield, prevented…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAMJ_old-sonora-p-o-now-sonoraville_Calhoun-GA.html
May 18, 1864. Maj. Gen. J.D. Cox's (3d) Div., 23d A.C. (US) marching S. from Field's Mill, Coosawattee River, via Cash, took the direct rd. to Sonora. Moving S. 4 mi., the div. turned W. on the Fairmount-Adairsville rd. to Mosteller's Mills (near …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM918_johnstons-rear-guard-stops-mcpherson_Calhoun-GA.html
May 16, 1864, Walker div. of Hardee A.C. [CS], having delayed McPherson troops (15th & 16th A.C.) [US], at Lay Ferry ( 3.25 mi. N.W.) the day before,was joined here by 2 division ~ Bate and Cleburne's [CS]. Deploying on both sides of Oothcaloog…
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