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Cheney (1815-86); built around 1856 U.S. Gen. John Schofield made his headquarters here from June 22-30, 1864 while commanding Army of the Ohio [US] -- rt. wing of Sherman's forces on the Kennesaw front; from here he commanded troops which flanked Johnston's Kennesaw Mountain line on June 27 and directed flanking march of 23d A.C. [US] S. on the Sandtown Road. Sherman inspected rt. of Kennesaw line [US] here, June 23 & 25. Cox's 3d Div. also camped here & supported Hascall's 2d Div. [US] near the McAdoo house in Battle of Kolb's Farm. The house was zlxo used by the Signal Corps, artillery, and as a hospital during this time. -84.61865876010718 33.88521819053538 0 308.1732922181115 0 0.0008196591354272334 #msn_icon10_copy14 -84.6185762256561,33.88529678060502,0 Fair Oaks 0 This beautiful antebellum mansion was built in 1852. It served as Gen. Johnston’s headquarters during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. -84.54478019226873 33.91628560227256 0 190.9830150337231 0 1.220286550897592e-006 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy111 -84.5444701540108,33.91612448525248,0 DeFoor's Ferry (Montgomery Ferry) 0 On this site, near Fort Peachtree where the Western & Atlantic Railroad crosses the Chattahoochee, was a ferry originally built by Major James McConnell Montgomery. In 1853, the operation (and name) of the ferry was taken over by Martin DeFoor (September 17,1805 – July 25,1879), an early Atlanta settler, after he moved to the Bolton area from Panthersville. DeFoor originally was from Franklin County and moved his family to Panthersville in the 1840s. DeFoor resided at the Montgomery home the rest of his life. On July 25, 1879 he and his wife, Susan, were brutally murdered there with an axe and the killer was never found. -84.45587619265068 33.82637669991163 0 237.132329277637 0 4.108920136200947e-008 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy303 -84.45599565466961,33.82627901002194,0 Johnson's Ferry 0 Built by Johnson Garwood. -84.40533567648487 33.94366959495427 0 356.2774271007501 8.513553918237097e-011 -3.84701283418373e-007 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy43 -84.40533567648488,33.94366959495427,0 Nelson's Ferry 0 John B. Nelson (father of Allison Nelson) operated this ferry where Sandy Creek flowed into the Chattahoochee (the up-river part of Fulton County Airport). He ran it from 1820 until his murder in 1825. -84.52215227034601 33.78685267696012 0 652.5370734585663 0 -2.377378747680672e-008 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy213 -84.521977710637,33.78713003209031,0 Nelson House (approximate) 0 House of John B. Nelson, owner of Nelson's Ferry in the 1820's. His son, Allison Nelson was born there March, 1822. After service in the Mexican War, he was a representative in the Georgia General Assembly (1848 - 1849) & ninth Mayor of Atlanta (1855). Removed to Texas in 1856 where he engaged in Indian warfare & in 1860, became a member of the Texas legislature. Commissioned Brig. Gen. in the Confederate Army, Sept. 12, 1862, he served until his death near Austin, Lonoke Co., Arkansas, Oct. 7, 1862. -84.52215228949629 33.78701063633152 0 4035.872702983277 0 -1.759320171534625e-009 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy50 -84.53317703518658,33.79530324000523,0 Pace Ferry 0 Pace's Ferry belonged to Hardy Pace, one of Atlanta's founders. -84.4544758615685 33.85918735619848 0 368.1545485155251 0 54.25285747301397 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy103 -84.45476534348839,33.85922137175898,0 Hardy Pace residence - Howard's HQ 0 Hardy Pace (1785-1864), operated the Chattahoochee River ferry at site of bridge where Pace's Ferry rd. crosses. Federal forces occupied Vining's Station, July 5-17, 1864, while preparing to cross at Pace's & Power's for the move on Atlanta. Gen. O. O. Howard, 4th A. C., had headquarters at the Pace res., July 5-10. Vining's temporary terminal of the R. R. , was the subsistence & ammunition dump of the Federal army during the siege & capture of Atlanta. On July 5, the Federal troops crossed the Chattahoochee River and met with great resistance. The wounded were brought to the Pace home which became a Federal hospital. So many arrived that they were treated in tents surrounding the house. One Captain George Pepper described “the horrors of the hospital, the floors and tables covered with blood.” Vinings continued to be a center for the Union Forces until the fall of Atlanta in September 1864. The house was later destroyed by fire. -84.46342994193853 33.86769809466103 0 591.1285685284786 2.886987554606454e-011 -0.005068610554503271 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy611 -84.46414289538207,33.86730207751021,0 Mount Wilkinson 0 1,170 Feet. In 1864, General Sherman got his first look at the church spires of Atlanta. The mountain was a signal point throughout the battle of Atlanta; semaphore flags and torches were used. On the top of the mountain is the private family cemetery for the Pace and Robinson families. Hardy Pace was buried here after his death on December 6, 1864. -84.46666666666663 33.86866666666666 0 153.595357068423 2.412533229660123e-021 -1.523067964048005e-014 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy90 -84.46670780799862,33.86863351102825,0 Powers Ferry 0 The Powers Ferry, established 1835 by James Power, (1790-1870), was another route from Atlanta into Cobb County, upstream from Pace's Ferry. -84.44183481745377 33.90116173891424 0 220.4459109054553 0 0.007071228089496257 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.44183829047537,33.90116318046998,0 Turner Ferry 0 -84.50816656816778 33.79533349057942 0 231.8437222686014 1.52603707093601e-010 1.039731935491919e-008 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy1101 -84.50815197423303,33.79533500655187,0 Turner Ferry Road 0 -84.53833333333337 33.81316666666669 0 1000.000012065655 4.895582061042175e-012 -7.298996706343378e-015 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy81 -84.53610772259125,33.81135046654449,0 Georgia Militia on Turner Ferry Road 0 Gen. Gustavus W. Smith's Georgia Militia & Gen. L. S. Ross' cav., driven E. to this point from Sandtown rd. (at Mableton), July 4, 1864, was again assailed by the 17th A. C. [US] July 5. Gresham's 4th div., astride the road, together with Leggett's 3d, & Stoneman's cav. S. of it on Howell's Fy. rd., forced the Georgia Militia & cavalry E. to Johnston's line at the river, to which he had withdrawn, night of the 4th, from his Smyrna-Ruff's mill line. Johnston stated he left the Smyrna - Ruff's mill line because of Smith's & Ross' failure to hold his left flank on Turner's Ferry rd. -84.53833333333337 33.81316666666669 0 1000.000012065655 4.895582061042175e-012 -7.298996706343378e-015 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy130 -84.53861623247755,33.81253333623662,0 Baker's Ferry 0 -84.552791392335 33.76231422706494 0 295.2343760783782 6.665684593516944e-012 -2.239459155675149e-008 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy1210 -84.55285641407996,33.76215012853461,0 Greens Ferry 0 -84.53384837036087 33.77867640057393 0 349.2670375144535 0 -3.142388312757842e-008 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy150 -84.53384837036087,33.77867640057393,0 Isom's (Heard) Ferry 0 In 1851, James Isom founded a ferry that crossed the Chattahoochee at the mouth of Sope Creek. Today, there is hardly any record of Isom's Ferry. During the 1850s, Isom amassed sizable wealth for the time, owning a great deal of land and three slaves. He died in 1866, and his son-in-law John Heard took over the operations. Heard ran the ferry under his own name until 1890. -84.4307895807073 33.92449290607799 0 307.238715895396 0 -1.883696042153965e-007 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy140 -84.43067820466193,33.92467171246134,0 Sope Creek Paper Mills 0 Marietta Paper Mills ­ incorporated in 1859. The mills manufactured news print, wrapping paper and stationery ­ a pioneer enterprise in this section of the state. July 5, 1864. The mills were burned by a detachment of Gen. Kenner Garrard's cavalry division while guarding the left flank of Federal forces preparing to cross the Chattahoochee River at the mouth of Soap Creek. Rebuilt after the war, the mill burned in 1870. Restored in 1871, they operated until 1902. -84.43765160672497 33.94110157490064 0 453.2654799302671 2.479748964937435e-011 0.003338448473059781 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.43762315342731,33.9403892179363,0 Ruffs Mill Site 0 -84.55892468717461 33.8494138182846 0 158.2524399347047 6.038174917759399e-010 -0.01156418600641605 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy212 -84.55915698733413,33.84951331031547,0 Battle of Ruff's Mill 0 July 4, 1864. Early a.m., Brig. Gen. John Fuller's brigade, 4th div., 16th A. C. [US] moved 1 mi. E. from the Nickajack Cr. Bridge, Concord Rd., to ascertain the strength of Hood's A. C. [CS]. Finding it strongly posted, Fuller returned to Ruff's Mill. Late p.m., Fuller's men again advanced, supported by Sweeney's 2nd div., and after a bitter struggle seized the first line of works on Hood's rt. near the present Gann Cemetery. This Federal assault on Johnston's left & the one at Smyrna on his rt. were incidental to his retreat from Kennesaw to the river. Col. Edward Noyes, 39th O.V.V.I. (Governor of Ohio 1872-1874), lost a leg in this battle. -84.559128708703 33.84914159883893 0 104.1835815366261 0 0.0001607276744568444 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy1901 -84.559128708703,33.84914159883893,0 Gann Cemetery???? 0 -84.53816749285797 33.86566601541593 0 61.53896327666675 0 6.19078827585484e-009 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy1800 -84.53816749285797,33.86566601541593,0 Big Shanty 0 In 1838-41, a construction camp of laborers, grading & building the State R. R., was located at the spring approximately 250 yds. W. of here, where temporary structures (shanties) housed the workmen. Track level here, being some 345 ft. above the level at Cartersville, 19 mi. N., the grade was 18 ft. per mi. at time of construction. In railroad parlance, this was known as "the big grade to the shanties" -- later shortened to "big shanty grade", finally to "Big Shanty", which was changed to Kennesaw about 1870. In June, 1864, Federal forces on the Kennesaw Mtn. front, drew supplies at this point. -84.61486373538783 34.02320697499989 0 434.1600550975837 7.312857570190979e-011 -0.001496563205093579 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy161 -84.61501414979701,34.02353277856021,0 Camp McDonald (Approximate) 0 At about this location were the parade grounds and tents of Camp McDonald, established by Governor Joseph E. Brown, June 1861, to train citizens for the defense of the Confederacy. Here Phillips Legion, and other Georgia units trained, then rendered valiant service to the southern cause. The camp closed in the late fall of 1861 but reopened in 1862 and 1863 to train more troops for the Confederacy. Sham battles and parades here attracted large and appreciative audiences. -84.61587286595804 34.01481578016605 0 282.1716954785098 1.596113537272381e-010 -0.0004558768254855346 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy221 -84.61633304793666,34.01480281467994,0 Cheatham Hill 0 -84.5972444487448 33.93546613488415 0 924.7610241622817 4.178243409720245e-011 -0.0001266420510188409 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy201 -84.59828390158619,33.93468267146788,0 Confederate Intrenched Line 0 The intrenched line of the Confederate Army of Tenn., as of June 19-July 3, 1864, crossed the road here. This sector was held by Lt. Gen. Wm. J. Hardee's A.C. -- the right of his line at Kennesaw Mtn., the left, from 1 to 2 miles southward of this point. June 27. Cheatham's & Cleburne's divs. withstood an assault by 5 Federal brigades -- the spearhead of the attack directed toward a salient angle 3/4 mi. S., held by Vaughan's & Maney's brigades of Cheatham's division. The Illinois monument to McCook's brigade [US], erected in 1914, stands at the so-called "Dead Angle" of Cheatham's intrenched line. -84.59724187787263 33.94557007721845 0 362.0300462200854 1.837741299603649e-011 -0.0001255524170223066 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy24 -84.59703032545519,33.94553924670385,0 Action Around Latimer's Farm 0 Nineteenth-century farmer Ruben Latimer lived a mile southwest of this spot. He, his wife Sarah, their children and eleven slaves worked a modest self-sufficient farm where they raised livestock and grew cotton, corn and other food crops. In June 1864 their lives were forever changed when Latimer's farm became a battlefield. General Joseph Johnston's (CSA) Army constructed a network of earthworks across Latimer's farm in an attempt to slow the advance of General William Sherman's (USA) Army toward Atlanta. On the morning of June 18, 1864, Federal troops attacked the earthworks occupied by the First Missouri Brigade of General F.M. Cockrell (CSA). The attack led by Colonel Frederic Bartleson (USA) 4th Army Corps during a violent thunderstorm, successfully drove the Confederates back to their main line of earthworks. Despite Confederate counterattacks and artillery barrage, the Federals were able to hold ground. The next morning General Johnston (CSA) withdrew his forces to stronger positions on Kennesaw Mountain. The Marietta County Club commissioned a detailed archeological and historical study of the battle and the families affected by it. The Club has preserved many of the surviving earthworks and Civil War artifacts. The resulting report, "Soldiers and Citizens: Civil War Action Around Latimer's Farm", may be found in area libraries and stands as the Marietta County Clubs' [sic] contribution to Cobb County's history. -84.61723540418183 33.98123374932223 0 1428.485134370044 0 -1.120227692598782 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy230 -84.61745043564321,33.98464392616864,0 Latimer Farm (approximate) 0 Nineteenth-century farmer Ruben Latimer lived in this vacinity. He, his wife Sarah, their children and eleven slaves worked a modest self-sufficient farm where they raised livestock and grew cotton, corn and other food crops. In June 1864 their lives were forever changed when Latimer's farm became a battlefield. -84.6220367601908 33.97402868185299 0 675.8646022551362 0 -1.122911205273269 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy260 -84.6237426975075,33.97306147046714,0 Darby Plantation 0 The old Marietta Rd. joined the Sandtown Rd. here -- 1864. June 17-19. Geary's (2d) Div., 20th A.C., supporting 13th N.Y. & Pa. E batteries, were N. of rd. & Cox's (3d) Div. 23d. A.C., supporting 1st Ohio Bat. D. [US] were S. of rd. -- in area from Darby house to Mud Cr. The artillery duel with Cleburne [CS] on high ridge E. of creek & Geary's [US] rain-soaked infantry in flooded area next to stream, are a part of the annals. On 19th, Cleburne [CS] moved E. followed by 20th A.C. 23d A.C. moved S. on this rd. -- a march that broke the Kennesaw stalemate. -84.64831865614785 33.95278144270204 0 353.3248956955679 0 -0.0005321246853702165 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy25 -84.64831865572417,33.95274216579826,0 Old Marietta Road 0 -84.64831865614785 33.95278144270204 0 353.3248956955679 0 -0.0005321246853702165 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy281 -84.64873547142254,33.95304650882738,0 Sandtown Road 0 -84.64831865614785 33.95278144270204 0 353.3248956955679 0 -0.0005321246853702165 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy271 -84.64785865516154,33.95240685701543,0 Davis Crossroads 0 In June 1864, this was an outpost of right wing of Sherman's forces [US], moving from New Hope Church in Paulding Co. toward the State R.R. and the [CS] left flank. Hardee's Corps [CS] , on the left, occupied a line at Gilgal Church 1.5 mi. S.E. June 10, Strickland's 3d Brigade of Hascall's 2nd Div. 23d Corps [US], assaulted Cleburne's Sharpshooters [CS] posted here and on adjacent hill. After a sharp conflict the [CS] withdrew to the lines near Gilgal Church. -84.59372115973193 33.96480476197116 0 436.0839892669344 5.921156219759545e-010 -83.48697181006604 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy3001 -84.59397682750914,33.96358423437545,0 Davis House 0 Site of home of Rev. Gary Davis (1799-1875). -84.59372115973193 33.96480476197116 0 436.0839892669344 5.921156219759545e-010 -83.48697181006604 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy2900 -84.59421781932085,33.96407297816673,0 Due West Community (Gilgal Church) 0 Site of Gilgal Primitive Baptist Church, a long structure and prominent landmark during military operations, June 5-17, 1864, in which church was destroyed. Cleburne's Div., Confederate, was posted at the Ch., the left of Johnston's line [CS] after the withdrawal of Polk's corps [CS] from Lost Mtn., June 9. Confronting Cleburne were the 23d A. C. and Butterfield's (3d) Div., 20th A. C. [US] Due to pressure on his extended front, Johnston swung Hardee's Corps [CS] back to the Mud Creek line E. of Sandtown Rd., June 16. -84.6660796290018 33.96901362107792 0 220.0908095835936 7.786340585737441e-011 -0.04041386736081924 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy321 -84.66657615948441,33.96877444885117,0 Stilesboro Road 0 -84.67075890388955 34.00318943109163 0 1864.631753856968 2.869867775009073e-010 -0.04302652410120025 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy3410 -84.66585724062541,34.00554141805106,0 Durham House (Baird HQ) 0 H'dq'rs of Brig. Gen. Absalom Baird, commanding 3d Div., 14th A. C., Army of the Cumberland, [US] June 6-10, 1864. Baird's, together with 1st and 2d divisions, were camped along Proctor's Cr., E. ­ a part of the concerted drive on Johnston's forces [CS] near Kennesaw. Heavy rains halted military movements for several days in this area. Oct. 9. Baird revisted Durham house enroute to Gaylesville, Ala. in pursuit of Hood's forces [CS] withdrawing to Tennessee. -84.67581196496698 34.016403598876 0 257.0250402923749 3.660220252389293e-010 -0.04585255087408381 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy3101 -84.67533943431569,34.01607829795566,0 Green Plantation 0 Polk's Corps [CS] having held the sector centering on Lost Mountain, June 5-9, was withdrawn E., leaving Gen. W.H. Jackson's Cav. Div. [CS] to hold the vacated line. On the 17th, Johnston [CS] shifted his left flank E. to Mud Creek; during this withdrawal, Ross' Brigade [CS] of Jackson's Cav. fought a spirited action from the hill W. of the Widow (Piety M.) Green house, which was used as a hospital. Ross' Texas Brigade held the position until forced to retreat by Hascall's (2d) Div., 23d Corps [US], which had seized Lost Mountain that morning. -84.66169043479511 33.95295142923963 0 461.7540979530186 0 -1.764292093030294e-005 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy351 -84.66297527469364,33.95247606178909,0 James Foster House 0 On June 2, 1864 pressure on right of Johnston's line [CS] by 23rd A. C. [US] forced the rt. of Hardee's Corps [CS] E. of the Dallas - Acworth road, enabling Schofield [US] to gain a position near the Foster House. Failing to get promised support from the 20th A. C. [US], Schofield was unable to pursue his advantage and night found Hardee's forces still holding the rt. of the line. This movement was in line with the Fed. drive to outflank Johnston and force his withdrawal E. to the R. R. Heavy rains began and continued until June 19 -84.72894588419979 33.99797977290697 0 120.5080592536554 0 0.002257511216714166 #msn_icon56_copy6 -84.72899145569805,33.9981506075119,0 Kennesaw House 0 In ante-bellum days, this hotel was a summer resort for planters attracted by the gay social activities of the town. In 1862, J. J. Andrews and his Federal raiders met here to begin the daring Locomotive Chase. Confederate wounded were fed and treated here after many battles, and civilian refugees from overrun Tennessee and Kentucky stayed here, moving south as Federals drew near. July 3, 1864, Sherman had his headquarters in the hotel, while directing pursuit of the Confederates retiring into Atlanta. -84.54924359480179 33.9520912191614 0 331.5202999852291 0 0.0007378211779326293 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy330 -84.5493010579881,33.95201972203868,0 Pigeon Hill - 1,240 feet ASL 0 -84.59037326288232 33.96534971596391 0 291.7623316744196 0 0.0001823169582123339 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.59032268103229,33.96531157824089,0 Kennesaw Spur 0 June 19, 1864. When Johnston's forces [CS] moved to a third position on the Kennesaw front, the defense works included the mountain. Bearing N.E. & E., the line ran to the Canton rd.; southward, it reached below the Dallas rd. The left of French's div. (Loring's A.C. [CS], posted on the mtn.) rested on this road, where the right of Hardee's A.C. (Walker's div.) joined. June 27. The left of French & the right of Walker withstood the assaults of 3 Federal brigades -- moving E. astride this, the Burnt Hickory rd. -- in a vain endeavor to break the line here, coincident with a line attempt at Cheatham Hill, 2.5 mi. southward. -84.59279461177685 33.96394001971991 0 586.7795521531469 0 -0.02358329281689121 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy38 -84.59381024820762,33.96328209809695,0 Mannings Mill 0 June 19, 1864 ­ 23d A. C., [US] finding Nose's Cr. flooded and only the string-pieces of bridge in place, camped at night, W. side. June 20 ­ Cameron's (2d) Brigade, Cox's (3d) Div. [US] seized and repaired bridge ­ forcing withdrawal of Jackson's Cav., [CS] and occupied high ground E. June 21 ­ 12th Ky. and a section of 1st Ohio Battery [US] moved S. to the Cheney house to support Stoneman's Cav. [US]. June 22 ­ 23d A. C. crossed cr. Cox's Div. moved S. on Sandtown Rd. to Cheney's & Hascall's (2d) Div. moved E. to Kolb's schoolhouse where it joined the 20th A. C. [US] in the Battle of Kolb's Farm. -84.63173709809097 33.89825293152725 0 551.6016549848013 0.09911636395650804 -0.003372983277953738 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.63406273206486,33.89848062249528,0 Nose's Creek 0 Flows into Sweetwater Creek at this point -84.62794528500183 33.82132012500838 0 1010.829279813455 5.418785601968573e-011 0.0006664157603853943 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.6291245965263,33.82251171340535,0 Kennesaw Station 0 -84.58066721029626 33.98666561635708 0 98.59999294934285 0 -1.082243173443215e-006 #msn_ylw-pushpin001 -84.58066254402212,33.9866681957474,0 Oakley Mill 0 -84.44331614184722 33.95416189072554 0 73.91960900120931 0 2.803502195936943e-005 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy102 -84.44332777690421,33.95417154189232,0 16th AC to Roswell 0 When the 23d A.C. [US] crossed the Chattahoochee at Soap Creek, above the State R. R., July 8, 1864, Johnston's River Line [CS] (Oakdale Rd.) was evacuated to the Fulton County side, July 9. There being no further need of McPherson's Army of the Tenn. [US] on the lower Sandtown Rd., it was sent up river to Roswell. The 16th was the 1st corps to be shifted; it began its 27 mi. march from Mitchell's, 10 A. M. June 9, & camped that night 1 mi. E. of Marietta. Its line of march included Powder Springs Rd. from the Cheney house to the Marietta Public Square, traversing, enroute the battlefield of Kolb's Farm. -84.61766222084232 33.88499832649707 0 198.4247781877024 0 -2.140240494548258e-008 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy0 -84.61770596062729,33.88497238999349,0 23rd Corps to Sope Creek 0 July 6, 1864. Schofield's Federal 23d A.C. having been shifted N.E. from Sandtown Rd. (at Floyd Station), camped at Smyrna. Resuming the march, July 7, it traversed only 2 mi. (to this point) where it camped. July 8, 4 A.M. the march continued to Soap Creek -- four miles N.E. This was a strategic maneuver to effect a river crossing at Soap Cr., N. of Johnston's defense line [CS] on Cobb County side (at & S. of the State R.R. bridge). The move was designed to render the Confederate line untenable. Being thus outflanked July 8, Johnston withdrew his army to the Fulton Co. side. July 9. -84.49046783338099 33.90619037916424 0 120.2028940746982 1.858607288910622e-010 -5.302901017559404e-008 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy320 -84.49022768639766,33.9062283427788,0 Advance of the 17th AC toward the River 0 July 4, 1864. Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair's 17th A. C. of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee & Stoneman's cavalry [US], moved from Sandtown rd. E. of this, the old Turner's Ferry rd. to outflank Johnston's Smyrna - Ruff's Mill line [CS]. Encountering the Georgia Militia, under Maj. Gen. Gustavus Smith & Gen. L. S. Ross' cavalry, the Federals drove them eastward 1.25 miles. Blair's troops intrenched here for the night. This action was coincident with 4th & 16th A. C. assaults on Johnston's line at Smyrna & at Ruff's Mill, some four miles N.E. on the old Concord Road. -84.55972000964718 33.81302001257797 0 511.931014870576 4.926698752865684e-011 3.638176368149401e-012 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy232 -84.55972000964718,33.81302001257797,0 Army of the Tennessee at Roswell 0 July 3, 16, 1864. McPherson's Army of the Tenn. formed the right of the Federal forces operating south of Kennesaw Mountain. After Johnston's forces [CS] withdrew S. of the Chattahoochee, July 9, Sherman shifted his forces to river crossings N. of the State R. R. bridge. In this move McPherson's three corps were marched to the left some 30 miles to cross the river at Roswell. Dodge's 16th A.C. reached Roswell July 10, relieving Garrard's cav. & Newton's div. S. of the river & building two bridges. Logan's 15th A. C. joined July 15; Blair's 17th A. C., July 17 -84.39537065226749 34.00253427897575 0 207.4107480652854 0 0.001695280206372348 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy5 -84.39583792033159,34.0022491469301,0 Kolb Schoolhouse Site 0 -84.60442609746288 33.90582649197612 0 200.9531945407894 0 4.060430230774823e-007 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy40 -84.60439762641525,33.90606016282723,0 Battle of Kolb's Farm - I 0 Hascall's (2d) Div., 23d A.C., via Manning's Mill, reached Kolb's schoolhouse (site of Mt. Zion Ch.) 2 p.m. & joined its left to right of Williams' (1st) Div., 20th A.C. [US] at the McAdoo - Oatman house on Powder Springs Rd. Hascall placed 3 brigades on high ground S. E. of the road. Skirmishers, supported by the 14th Ky., [US] seized a ridge E. of the Valentine Kolb house and stubbornly held it until forced to withdraw. The left of Stevenson's Div., Confederate, after dislodging 14th Ky., advanced toward Hascall's line but were driven back. -84.60442609746288 33.90582649197612 0 200.9531945407894 0 4.060430230774823e-007 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy73 -84.60448621605339,33.9057923528755,0 Melora (McAdoo House) 0 Melora was probably built in the late 1840s by Richard Joyner on his 40-acre plantation on Powder Springs Road. The two-story, Greek-Revival plantation house has four Doric coluns with a portico and a raised fieldstone foundation. It is sometimes called the the Atkinson place, named for Col. A.S. Atkinson who owned it prior to its purchase by the McAdoo family, who resided here during wartime. Birthplace of William McAdoo, US Treasury Secretary under President Wilson. The house was situated in the middle of Confederate and Union fortifications and survived with only slight damage. The house was used as a Union general’s headquarters during the Battle of Kolb’s Farm in June 1864. -84.60147422908463 33.90862387003701 0 109.7497413576281 7.957546095996202e-011 7.903685223922337e-005 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy601 -84.6013997772769,33.90889401763931,0 Brumby House - Site of Ga. Military Institute 0 Brumby Hall, built in 1851 by Colonel Anoldus VanderHorst Brumby, the superintendent of the Georgia Military Institute and is the only remaining building on the site of the old campus. -84.55188560584116 33.94328999809368 0 122.3841269541432 4.098824622792653e-011 2.243360834873426e-005 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy92 -84.55190875646814,33.94331240476527,0 Kolb Farmhouse 0 -84.59700928226586 33.910213438428 0 180.3036177680903 0 -0.0001124583514727209 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy8 -84.59755877273391,33.91013782521804,0 Battle of Kolb Farm - II 0 The 14th Kentucky (2d Division, 23d A.C.,) together with the 123d N. Y. (1st Division, 20th A.C.,) were posted as skirmishers East of the Kolb farmstead. The stubborn resistance by the 14th Ky., and the 123d N.Y., disrupted the concerted assault by Stevenson's Division, upon the main line astride the Powder Springs Road West of this point. This delaying action, together with Federal artillery fire halted Stevenson's attempt to win his objective. -84.59700928226586 33.910213438428 0 180.3036177680903 0 -0.0001124583514727209 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy121 -84.59685301193863,33.91043745015369,0 Battle of Kolb Farm - III 0 June 22, 1864 The extension of the right wing of Federal forces S. of the Dallas Rd. threatening to outflank him, Johnston sent Hood's Corps [CS] from the right (E. of Kennesaw) to this, the extreme left, with directions to stop further Federal advances. Hood sent Stevenson's 4 brigades [CS] -- 2 astride the road, and 2 N. of it, against the 20th and 23d corps troops [US] posted astride the road to the W. This, and later attempts failed to check the Federal extensions southward. -84.59666876310017 33.91043872185062 0 209.6082842199272 0 7.719803173955912e-005 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy1020 -84.59685339192328,33.91025266251772,0 Battle of Kolb Farm - III 0 June 22, 1864 he 3 brigades of Williams' (1st) Div., 20th A. C., [US] were posted on the high ground W. of the road between this point and the Powder Springs Road. Geary's (2d) Div. [US] right joined Williams at the ravine West of the Greer house, his artillery sweeping the low ground. Brown's & Reynold's brigades of Stevenson's Div. [CS] assaulted the left of Williams' line by way of the ravine -- trying to turn his left, but the 20th A. C. artillery broke up the assault and the two [CS] brigades withdrew. -84.59668068637465 33.91223377904397 0 882.1056425329257 0 0.002539776343845723 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy13 -84.5968058469808,33.91219916057583,0 Greer House????? 0 Greer Cemetery is located here. -84.60387300758654 33.92420086333093 0 447.5061994358862 0 0.0002900655989770029 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy110 -84.6046559070537,33.92423597930103,0 Battle of Pine Knob 0 On June 15, 1864, General Sherman ordered an attack on a portion of the Confederate fortified line located between Gilgal Church and a hill one mile eastward known as "Pine Knob". Three divisions of the 20th Army Corps were to break through an over-extended Confederate defense line and force a retreat. The attack began promptly at 5 PM with a force of 15,000 Federal infantry. The attack failed. The 60th New York Regt's battle line can be seen nearby. This shallow trench was dug late in the fight under hostile fire in darkness, with bayonets and canteens. -84.65194838081287 33.97482366099604 0 207.5205356981078 0 4.629418017939624e-007 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy141 -84.65201717043897,33.97478834676615,0 Pine Mountain - 1,300 feet ASL 0 -84.64475265818933 33.98765633852584 0 475.6453388974435 0 0.2484173554114147 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.64517066102373,33.98783773242325,0 Pine Knob????? 0 -84.66247488493973 33.97490605286522 0 501.5356853583926 49.71629169663635 -0.009578793410455576 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy171 -84.66262855520361,33.97421804619672,0 Gen. Polk Killed at About this Location 0 -84.64359743175631 33.99145414761591 0 116.9797516423461 0 0.0009726616652753458 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy191 -84.64380760884258,33.99139050778803,0 location of federal battery that killed Polk? 0 -84.64326042084655 33.99352180644138 0 869.7172193072107 68.76450325878689 -125.3305293402655 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy16 -84.64086031670658,33.99567356227459,0 Battle of Smyrna 0 July 3, 1864. Gen. J. E. Johnston's army [CS] withdrew from Kennesaw Mtn. & occupied a double line of field-works which crossed the R. R. at old Smyrna Camp Ground, facing N. W. Loring's A. C. was on the rt. (N. E. of R. R.); Hardee's, at center; Hood's on left, near Ruff's Mill, Nickajack Cr. July 4. The 4th A. C. [US], (E. of R. R.), attacked the Confederate right to ascertain strength of the position; it was found impregnable. A similar attack on the left near Ruff's Mill was alike ineffective. Being outflanked, Johnston withdrew to his River Line that night. -84.51413362576119 33.8828591063718 0 460.7033728315737 0 0.07190911777498396 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy203 -84.51405985810959,33.88364829579164,0 Brushy Mountain Line 0 July 19, 1864. McPherson's Army of the Tenn., left wing of Sherman's army [US], moved into this sector -- the rugged terrain of Brushy Mtn. -- on the Kennesaw Mountain front. The 17th A. C. & Garrard's Cav. were N. E. of this point; 15th & 16th, S. W. [US] Hood's A. C. & Wheeler's Cav. [CS] (E. of Kennesaw Mtn.) were opp. the 17th A. C.; Polk's A. C. (Loring), on the mtn.; Hardee's A.C. on Loring's left [CS], S. of the mtn. July 21. Hood was shifted to Hardee's left -- prolonging the line S. to the Powder Springs road, leaving Wheeler's cav. to hold the Confederate right. For two weeks, Kennesaw Mountain was the strategic point of the Confederate position -84.58161534358173 33.99374398591406 0 161.5044703968973 0 -6.95591982923374e-005 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy180 -84.58156824919607,33.9934418961646,0 Cheatham Hill 0 -84.59701666666658 33.94545 0 1000.00003511307 0 -5.661713468594978e-015 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy22 -84.59745818524834,33.94325232143834,0 Dallas Acworth Road 0 June 2, 1864. The rt. of Johnston's Dallas - New Hope line -- a short distance E. of road, was held by Bate's Div. of Hardee's Corps [CS] after being pressed back by Fed. 23d A. C. June 3. Walker's Div. of Hardee, prolonged Bate's line N. E., endeavoring to hold the positions, but seizure of road 1.5 mi. N. E. by Hovey's (1st) Div., 23d A. C. [US] forced Johnston to abandon his Dallas - New Hope line & withdraw E. toward the State R. R. Johnston maintained the Dallas - New Hope line during ten days of constant battle in a rugged wilderness. -84.73295143327663 34.00067909085605 0 534.0015091458099 0 -1.184927722096689 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy2402 -84.73331914628885,33.99915178977977,0 Federal 15th Corps 0 June 19, 1864. Maj. Gen. John A Logan's 15th A. C. [US] was deployed astride this, the old Marietta road; Smith's 2d div., N. E. of it; Osterhaus' 1st, S. W.; Harrow's 4th, in reserve. This was the 2d & final sector held by Sherman's left wing on the Kennesaw Mountain front. Heavy fire from the Confederate artillery on the mountain, was countered, June 23, by 2 batteries of Rodman & Parrott guns, erected by Osterhaus on the hill just W. -- the excavations being still visible. June 25, 27. Logan's troops, shifted S. W. to the Burnt Hickory rd., relieved the 14th A. C., & assaulted th -84.58448948968068 33.98624108299729 0 249.7599707875739 3.203808656211658e-010 -1.107087700677961e-007 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy211 -84.58476021355949,33.98648833191687,0 Federal Gun Fort 0 -84.58778696553388 33.98569162762431 0 303.3667359162825 38.27569450878038 1.769595577380915 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy261 -84.58725141910588,33.98546171869019,0 Federal Occupation of Big Shanty 0 After the wide flanking movement W. & S. of Allatoona Mtns., Sherman's forces [US] regained the State R. R., at Acworth, June 6, 1864. June 9. Minty's & Wilder's brigades, Garrard's Cav., with Bennett's section, Chicago Board of Trade Battery, [US] moved S. from Acworth. At Morgan's Hill, they encountered Martin's div. of Wheeler's cav. & Benton's brigade. Hood's A.C. Benton & Martin withdrew S. E. to Johnston's 1st defensive line [CS] on the Kennesaw Mtn. front. Big Shanty was occupied & Sherman maintained h'dqr's. here, June 10-24. The 17th A. C. joined McPherson's forces at Acworth, June 6. -84.61588954624419 34.02283176913129 0 576.0163323242089 0 1.753813985049648 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy2320 -84.61499460714751,34.02331124701382,0 Federal Occupation of Marietta 0 The 23d A.C. [US] seized a position at Moss' house (at Floyd Station), lower Sandtown Rd., July 1 -- nearer Chattahoochee River than Johnston's Kennesaw line [CS], whereupon he withdrew his army, via Marietta, to his Smyrna - Ruff's Mill line, 6 mi. S., during the night, July 2-3. Pursuit followed; two divs. of Logan's 15th A.C. [US] (Osterhaus & Harrow) were sent via Burnt Hickory & Dallas rds. to occupy Marietta. Being replaced, they marched, 9 A.M. July 4, via Powder Springs Rd. & the Cheney house to the lower Sandtown Rd. where they joined the rest of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee [US]. -84.55013490074644 33.95277258150328 0 230.2106498784104 0 1.790570630843446 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy2710 -84.54969256489027,33.95273697706961,0 Floyd Station???? 0 -84.5686986618351 33.82793139158716 0 3012.96962030831 0 -0.008553302002277659 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy250 -84.57447923549533,33.82206433125035,0 Moss Cemetery - Moss House nearby???? 0 -84.55340464564863 33.83904169831959 0 173.0413941734941 0 -3.802112844198875e-005 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy290 -84.55332276886848,33.83916411127347,0 Federal, Confederate Lines - June 22-27, 1864. 0 One-half mi. S., at the road - fork, is SIGNAL HILL, where Sherman observed the assault on Cheatham Hill by troops of the 4th & 14th Corps [Union], June 27. The John Ward Road -- left turn at the fork -- leads to Thomas' Headquarters, June 27, & the battlefield of Kolb's Farm, on & near Powder Springs road, 2.5 mi. S., where Hood [Confed.] attacked the right of the 20th & the left of the 23d Corps [Union], June 22. The road W. leads to Dallas & New Hope Ch., in Paulding County, where Federal & Confederate forces were in daily conflict 10 days.]]> -84.6055108413898 33.94511668449796 0 103.9135515216172 0 -1.17638713481049e-005 #msn_icon10_copy1 -84.60555015761436,33.94518599266171,0 Sherman's Signal Station 0 And observation post. -84.60617629769855 33.93732078582316 0 149.1788246699861 2.959236346771887e-010 -0.0003835039241866536 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy3200 -84.6063126994102,33.93737151428496,0 Sherman's Command Post 0 -84.60478608650494 33.93342438327186 0 676.793670156417 0 -7.57893841871583e-007 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy310 -84.60478608650494,33.93342438327186,0 Federals Halted by Johnston's River Line 0 July 5, 1864. Gresham's 4th div., on this rd. and Leggett's 3d (17 A. C.), with Stoneman's cav. [US] on Howell's Fy. Rd. S. of it, drove the Ga. Militia and Ross' cav. E. across Nickajack Dr. where they occupied the left of Johnston's River Line. Gresham's div., astride this rd. and Leggett's div. on the right, cast up a line on this ridge, facing Johnston's line across Nickajack Cr. July 7. Logan's 15th A. C. was brought up and prolonged Greshman's line N. on High Ridge. These and 16th A. C. [US] troops down river, threatened to cross, while actual crossings were made above the State R. R. bridge. -84.5266796107251 33.80417299522907 0 300.152771458648 0 -9.937855352537086e-008 #msn_blue-pushpin0 -84.5266796107251,33.80417299522907,0 Five Federal Brigades 0 June 27, 1864. At 8 A. M., five brigades assaulted the Confederates of Hardee's Corps, posted on the wooded ridge across the valley eastward. From left to right there were: Kimball's, Wagner's & Harker's brigades, Newton's div. 4th A. C.; McCook's & Mitchell's brigades, Davis' div., 14th A. C. -- all Army of the Cumberland troops [US]. Kimball & Wagner struck Cleburne's left; Harker, McCook & Mitchell centered on the salient angle at the right of Cheatham's div. The assaults were in parallel regimental columns. These & similar ones, at the same time, by 3 brigades at Kennesaw Mtn. 2.5 mi. N., failed to break Johnston's line [CS]. -84.60478136188411 33.93341340684506 0 98.55955523034487 2.568242813112158e-010 2.67534067194138e-009 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy13 -84.60475332204233,33.93336170876975,0 Garrard and Newton Move on Roswell 0 300 ft. W. stood the res. of Wm. Johnston who operated the ferry in the 1850's, where Johnston's Fy. Rd. crosses the Chattahoochee River. July 5, 1864. Gen. Kenner Garrard's cav. div. [US] enroute from Marietta to Roswell via this rd., camped on Willeo Cr., from which point he sent a regiment S. to burn the Paper Mills on Soap Creek. July 9. Newton's 4th A. C. div. [US], moving from Vining's Station, traversed this road to Roswell to support Garrard's passage of the river at Shallow Ford -- retracing July 12 & crossing the river at Power's Ferry, July 13. -84.40616785330174 33.94516659645105 0 82.35777963358615 1.415170753582254e-010 -1.467059024184335e-010 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy000 -84.40623666663373,33.94502442030907,0 Residence of William Johnson (approximate) 0 -84.40676310280088 33.9451098360104 0 183.1031130255949 3.436029129508088e-011 -0.0003323870607695173 #msn_icon10_copy2 -84.40732157816818,33.94502385937653,0 Garrard's Cavalry at Roswell 0 With the occupation of Marietta by Federal forces July 3, 1864, Garrard's cav. was sent to Roswell to secure a Chattahoochee River crossing for the passage of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee, which was later shifted from the Federal right to the extreme left. July 5. Garrard reached this point on Willeo Creek, where he camped. From here a regiment was sent to burn the Soap Creek Paper Mills. On the same day a detachment moved to Roswell & while the 7th Pa. Cav. drove the Confederate defenders across the bridge, the cotton & woolen factories were burned. -84.38632198967349 33.9918700927699 0 143.7248250231071 7.170230967116417e-011 -67.35454992183182 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy2 -84.38639025635253,33.99189574552318,0 Mars Hill Church 0 -84.69236427353758 34.0370228991459 0 198.5859797014122 4.787091748901372e-012 -0.004944983256005834 #msn_icon1100 -84.69267707803718,34.03724837496419,0 Gen. Thomas' Headquarters 0 Near Mars Hill Ch., June 6-10, 1864. H'dq'rs. Army of Cumberland, [US] which had crossed Allatoona Cr., 1.25 mi. S. W. June 6 -- its objectives: Allatoona, the State R. R., & the Confederate front at Kennesaw Mtn. The 4th Corps (Howard), camped near the church - h'dq'rs at Dr. James Peter's house (Davenport place); the 14th (Palmer), at Durham & Pritchard farms N. of new Mt. Olivet Ch.; the 20th (Hooker), at Stilesboro and Sandtown crossroads. Excessive rain and mud halted troop [US] movements for four days. -84.69251019785044 34.03819281631734 0 256.6227712364224 1.720596405737787e-010 -0.005026655920017426 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy30 -84.69238828105623,34.03875211535583,0 Peters House (very approximate) 0 Peters cemetery at 34° 2.03'N, 84° 41.48'W -84.69183469868221 34.03470880192622 0 271.4048607447781 2.160762229747884e-010 -0.004648546441275938 #msn_icon560 -84.69172765776881,34.03410594472963,0 Gen. Thomas' HQ - June 24-July 3, 1864 0 In field west of rd., where right of 14th joined left of 20th corps [US]. From this point, June 27, Gen. Thomas [US] directed the assault of 5 brigades of 4th and 14th Corps, against Hardee's Corps [CS] posted on Cheatham's Hill, E., across valley of Nose's Cr. This attempt to penetrate Johnston's [CS] Kennesaw line was void of results. -84.60429590136914 33.93219570720993 0 105.3891849947823 0 -4.986649901438226e-006 #msn_icon100 -84.60420081745147,33.93210159145394,0 York House - Johnston's Headquarters 0 Cyrus York house-site; June 10-19, 1864. Johnston's forces [CS] moved from Paulding Co. to Kennesaw area, June 5, & occupied lines from Lost to Brush Mtns. June 16: the left was withdrawn E. of Mud Creek. June 19: all forces shifted to mountain line. June 19: Hdq'rs moved to the Kirpatrick house south of the mountain. The advanced Fed. line crossed the road several hundred ft. W. Between June 19 & 27, the two-story York house, used by Fed. sharpshooters, was destroyed by Confederate artillery fire from the mountain. -84.60042171188405 33.96402679202766 0 76.54847469833027 4.219530652585747e-010 3.893988792768799e-005 #msn_icon10_copy0 -84.60042171188405,33.96402679202766,0 Hardage House - Gen. Polk's Headquarters 0 G.W. Hardage house; June 10-14, 1864 After withdrawing his corps from Lost Mtn. June 9, Polk's H'dq'rs. [CS] were at the John Kirk house 1 mi. W. on this rd. June 10, h'dq'rs. were moved to Hardage house. Sun. June 12. The Bishop-General read the church service (Episcopal) for his staff, escort, and the Hardage family. June 14. Polk rode with Johnston, Hardee & others to Pine Mtn. to inspect Bate's [CS] line at that advanced outpost. While there, Polk was killed by a Federal shell. -84.6074392763577 33.96416967598 0 67.2849332930121 1.493057135546318e-011 -0.0007912923486374345 #msn_icon10_copy6 -84.6074392763577,33.96416967598,0 Kirk House (very approximate) 0 -84.61290274590775 33.96311069969914 0 3719.029480248001 4.535515422134823e-011 -0.01003485035163089 #msn_icon56_copy0 -84.62544498397107,33.96762836924004,0 Wallis House - Howard's Headquarters 0 June 19, 22, 1864. Following the withdrawal of Johnston's forces, from the mud Creek -- Brushy Mtn. line, June 19, to the final one, which included Kennesaw Mtn., Howard's 4th A. C. [US] moved E. from Hardee's salient [CS]. Astride this, the Burnt Hickory rd., the corps [US] advanced toward Kennesaw until halted by a counter-attack [CS] from the mtn. An intrenched position [US] was established at the York house, one mi. E. which line was later occupied by the 15th Corps of the Army of the Tennessee -84.61255216526365 33.96338624744414 0 71.34593850733117 0 -0.005206908640794643 #msn_icon10_copy4 -84.61255216526365,33.96338624744415,0 Powder Springs Creek 0 -84.66116666666659 33.82083333333335 0 1000.000220866016 6.715858419524345e-011 -6.501137716859976e-015 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.66190734661301,33.82063694426166,0 Hardee's Corps at Powder Springs 0 May 23, 1864. Lt. Gen. Wm. J. Hardee's A. C. [CS] marched from Stegall's Station (Emerson), and Etowah River, via New Hope Ch., reaching Powder Springs afternoon of the 24th. The corps made this march in advance of Johnston's forces [CS] to find the rt. flank of Sherman's army [US] ascertained to be approaching Dallas, Paulding Co., from the W. Marking time, Hardee moved S.E. to Powder Springs for water. May 25, 3 a. m. the corps counter-marched toward Dallas, there to await orders placing it on the embattled Dallas - New Hope Church line. -84.68614829444985 33.85992544981884 0 63.5489794892714 0 -0.01390662658445436 #msn_red-pushpin_copy11 -84.68617033790126,33.86001104867337,0 Mud Creek 0 -84.63760289525773 33.89035767531812 0 343.3217361686878 8.374171804130485e-012 0.0009638181249223959 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.63769485109391,33.890160116681,0 Hardee's Salient 0 June 16, 1864. From about this point as a pivot, the Confederate line W. to Gilgal Church & Lost Mtn. was swung back to a N. & S. line E. of Mud Creek, thereby making a salient angle -- Hardee's A. C. on the left or S; Polk's & Hood's Corps on the right, or E. [CS]. This shift of Hardee's line was due to pressure on his front by the 20th & 23d Corps, [US] from June 9 to 15. Further pressure by the 4th, 14th & 20th Corps [US] upon Hardee's salient, June 17, 18, forced Johnston to abandon his entire line, June 19, for a final position which included Kennesaw Mountain. -84.61685964865413 33.97514785391443 0 194.1334372440251 0 -0.000903206738080943 #msn_red-pushpin00 -84.61729886385716,33.97500164030274,0 Here Johnston's River Line Crossed the River Road 0 July 5, 1864. Gen. J.E. Johnston's Army of Tenn. [CS] withdrew from the Smyrna-Ruff's Mill line to formidable field-works which crossed the rd. at this point. The left of the line was at Nickajack Cr., 4.5 mi. S.W.; the rt. curved to the Chattahoochee, 1 mi. N. of State R.R. bridge. Loring's (Stewart's) A.C. was on the rt.; Hardee's at center, & Hood's on left. The R.R. & highway bridges, together with 3 pontoons, spanned the river 1.5 mi. to the rear of this line. The 23d A.C. [US] crossing at the mouth of Soap Cr., 7 mi. N., July 8, forced Johnston's retreat across the river, July 9. -84.47000311511401 33.83570529348473 0 116.8302499923881 0 0.09433192127571105 #msn_red-pushpin_copy02 -84.47023346398169,33.83577094222923,0 Nickajack Creek 0 -84.52084543610975 33.7886987702732 0 281.3282439557421 0 1.760910524478595e-009 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.52084543610977,33.7886987702732,0 Nickajack Creek 0 -84.52338064712153 33.79458665268864 0 256.745073422072 1.967109939747653e-010 -0.001409968614771127 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.52366751867699,33.79456649987063,0 Nickajack Creek 0 -84.52121782139346 33.80311865673514 0 253.7450709458777 0 -0.000206704224711233 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.52133763115852,33.80319830067602,0 Nickajack Creek 0 -84.54689706410117 33.84444700729963 0 585.4725331207388 5.04018650237033e-011 -0.01970882505216717 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.54689706410117,33.84444700729964,0 Nickajack Creek 0 -84.53396220339664 33.84207406519454 0 594.9140065324508 9.846861070242555e-011 -0.01250554110383779 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.53369979685424,33.84289987818883,0 Nickajack Creek 0 -84.52145880886079 33.83329420013044 0 600.028434606964 5.040197720655733e-011 -0.005543125921561905 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.52128822550912,33.83344379800115,0 Nickajack creek 0 -84.50820122529915 33.82140476246615 0 603.1733347558128 1.465354095840825e-010 0.001837521709210157 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.50675322941316,33.82043275098897,0 Hood and H ardee Withdraw E. to RR 0 -84.73498284346586 33.9794495907494 0 111.0338725083979 0 -0.1242494905781627 #msn_red-pushpin_copy21 -84.73507039724548,33.97945088527765,0 Hood at Battle of Ruffs Mill 0 When Johnston's forces [CS] withdrew from Kennesaw Mtn., July 3, 1864, they occupied a double line of field works extending from Smyrna S. W. to Nickajack Creek at Dodgen's Mill, more or less along this, the old Concord Road. Hood's Corps held the left, (S.W.) sector of the lines which crossed the road at this point. July 4. Federal forces moved up, investing the entire Confederate position. Dodge's 16th A. C. [US] crossed Nickajack at Ruff's Mill & late P.M.. Fuller's brigade (4th div.) moved up this rd., the attack falling upon Stevenson's div. [CS], driving it from the first line of works. -84.53958651019634 33.86705581721359 0 109.0593401332436 0 9.668004526231597e-005 #msn_red-pushpin_copy41 -84.53951264848222,33.86690320500724,0 Dodgen Mill (Very approximate) 0 Owned by John Lenoard and Elizabeth Goodson Dodgen. Dodgen cemetery at 33° 50.53'N, 84° 31.97'W -84.53083546620395 33.84401169130346 0 862.9925503519091 1.432720761909348e-010 0.00111734554263371 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.53286489090374,33.84280448783815,0 Covered Bridge 0 Concord Road Covered Bridge over Nickajack Creek, in south Cobb County, between Mableton and Smyrna, originally built in 1848, by adjoining land owners State Senator John Gann, Martin Ruff, of Ruff's mill, which still stand east of the bridge, and Robert Daniell, of Daniell's Mill, also known as Concord Woolen Mill, the latter being destroyed following the Battle of Ruff's Mill, which took place west of the covered bridge on July 4, 1864. State Senator John Gann's home west of the bridge and the bridge itself were not destroyed when Concord Woolen Mill was destroyed because it had been manufacturing Confederate uniforms. -84.5584896366986 33.84932261863314 0 239.4240588091543 0 -0.01428362869089616 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.55881584354053,33.84921729447895,0 Concord Woolen Mills 0 Built in 1847, manufactured confederate uniforms. Destroyed by Union troops on July 4, 1864. The community located around the mill was named "Nickajack Factory" and was within close proximity of a community named Mill Grove. Marin Luker Ruff and family moved to Cobb from Henry County in the 1830's. About the same time, Robert Daniel, a great grandson of a colonial Governor of South Carolina, moved from Clark County, GA. The two men developed a complete mill community with a school, church and general store. -84.55662294593225 33.84960997455927 0 217.8848609270616 0 5.13936280012768e-008 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.55662294593226,33.84960997455927,0 Alexander Eaton House - Hood's HQ (approximate) 0 At about this location, .8 mi from South Cobb Drive is(?) the ante-bellum residence of Alexander Eaton (1809-1905). July 3, 4, 5, 1864, the entrenched lines of Gen. John B. Hood's A.C. [CS] extended along the rd. from the Gann Cem. to site of Cooper's Lake. The Eaton house, being but 1 mi. E. of these lines, was used by Gen. Hood as headquarters.From Eaton's house, Hood directed his troops in the Battle of Ruff's Mill, July 4 -- the A.C. being left flank of Johnston's Smyrna-Ruff's Mill line [CS], after his retreat from Kennesaw. Rufus Eaton, age 6, son of Alex, said he saw Johnston at the house during the battle. -84.52034180856299 33.84759536080588 0 340.6579138911374 0 -0.005509415800077661 #msn_icon10_copy3 -84.52095002494444,33.84777254544882,0 Widow Mitchell House 0 Ante-bellum res. of Wiley Martin Mitchell 1800 - 185. Cited in Official Records of the Atlanta Campaign, 1864, as the "Widow Mitchell" house. A key position of the Federal right wing in military operations on the Sandtown rd. during the retreat of Johnston's forces S. from Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee River. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee [US] occupied this intersection of the Sandtown & Turner's Ferry roads, July 5-9. From this strategic position, demonstrations made toward crossings at & below Turner's Ferry, signified an intention to outflank Johnston's River line [CS]. -84.57131781018921 33.81118599067415 0 389.2003259152472 0 0.000255376063555331 #msn_icon56_copy11 -84.57178321287206,33.81123687173018,0 Cooper Lake 0 -84.53616309618137 33.84250114967558 0 1006.123498131622 0 -1.243290714249469e-006 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.53749113676459,33.84277690007784,0 Gann House 0 Constructed for then-State Senator John Gann (1812-1881) on property acquired in the 1832 land lottery. He was a charter member of the Concord Baptist Church, Cobb's (and Mableton's) oldest church and is buried alongside his 2nd and 3rd wives in the historic cemetery off South Hurt Road. During the Civil War, the Ganns refugeed their children, livestock and five slaves to Monroe, GA one week before the Federal troops arrived. Possibly because of John Gann's confinement to a wheelchair due to a severe case of rheumatism, they remained until they could hear gunfire nearby. They tried to reach the Confederate lines in Smyrna but were overtaken near the Covered Bridge. The Ganns were returned to their home and forced to wash the uniforms and shine the boots of the fifteen Union officers who were billeted there. Union troops were encamped on the property through the July 4th, 1864 Battle of Ruff's Mill. The Concord Woolen Mill, where Confederate uniforms were produced, and the Covered Bridge were burned. The railroad track was also destroyed. As the troops were departing they started to burn the house, throwing torches under the current dining room. The house was built with old growth heart pine lumber, rich with pitch, and was only seconds from becoming a raging inferno. In an amazing twist of events, a Masonic apron was found in the house and presented to the commanding Union general. He quickly ordered that the fire be extinguished and spared the house. -84.56128655887623 33.84770350836849 0 228.3849288879287 0 0.0002254840570554765 #msn_icon56_copy3 -84.56166846112296,33.84788005146209,0 Approximate site of Smyrna Academy 0 -84.52705621838936 33.89255322970154 0 591.9106904201714 0 3.5556987219807e-006 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.52705621838936,33.89255322970154,0 Hargrove House - McCook's HQ 0 Ante-bellum residence of Asbury Hargrove 1809-1879. Headquarters of Brig. Gen. Edward M. McCook, July 6 - 15, 1864. McCook's (1st) div. (Dorr's & Lamson's brigades), Elliott's Cav. Corps (Army of the Cumberland) [US], was posted here to patrol the Chattahoochee between Rottenwood Cr. (S.) & Roswell (N.). McCook's horsemen served as a screen, behind which the 23d & 4th Corps moved to crossings at the mouth of Sope Cr. & at Power's Fy. July 15. McCook's cav. left Hargrove's to patrol the river, on the Cobb Co. side, above & below the State R. R. (at Bolton) until the 22d. -84.48004999999998 33.90149 0 81.30933053354772 2.77337539726807e-010 -2.410922943357126e-014 #msn_icon10_copy5 -84.48013059477992,33.90150380322974,0 Prater Homesite 0 Home of Benjamin Franklin Prater -84.91978942484684 34.8953776227563 0 440.6313428290849 0 0.0003317085295427462 #msn_icon56_copy5 -84.92034462586149,34.89484154999636,0 Johnston's Line East of Kennesaw 0 A point on the intrenched line of Loring's (formerly Polk's) A.C., [CS] which extended from the mtn. down its E. slope to the Bell's Ferry rd. This sector was held by Featherston's div. -- the rt. of the corps, Hood's A.C. [CS] prolonged the line E. beyond the Canton rd., where Wheeler's cav. [CS] was posted. June 21, Featherston extended E. to occupy the line vacated by Hood's A.C. when it was shifted to the left of the line below Kennesaw, on Powder Springs road. June 27. Featherston & Wheeler withstood a spirited attack by the 17th A.C., which advanced S. from the Brushy Mountain area. -84.56620718323006 33.98083807686228 0 79.07604883757125 1.607379501108428e-010 0.00012205373103084 #msn_red-pushpin_copy3 -84.56609743515364,33.98094045769405,0 Johnston's River Line 0 July, 1864, a heavy, intrenched line of field works, from the mouth of Nickajack Cr. (.8 mi. S. W.) extended N. E. to a point 1 mi. above State R. R. bridge. This line, prepared in advance, was occupied by Johnston's forces [CS] when they withdrew from the Smyrna - Ruff's Mill line, July 5. Ga. Militia held the ferries below Nickajack. In sequence, N. E., were Hood's, Hardee's & Loring's corps. The line was evacuated July 9, after the Federals cross above State R. R. bridge. This line is said to have been the heaviest field works of the Atlanta Campaign. In 1935 their formidable character was still visible along Oakdale Rd., & just above the State R. R. -84.51411463926098 33.80009981705165 0 77.23495267315217 0 5.249161832463171e-005 #msn_red-pushpin_copy6 -84.51411950135983,33.80003921160613,0 Smyrna-Ruff's Mill Confederate Line 0 July 3, 1864. Johnston's army, retreating from Kennesaw, took position in a double line of breastworks, prepared in advance, along this rd. -- the right, E. of the State R.R.; the left at Nickajack Cr., S. of Ruff's Mill. From right to left were: Lorings [sic], Hardee's & Hood's corps [CS].July 4. Federal forces attacked both ends of line: at Smyrna & near Ruff's Mill. Johnston withdrew S. to the Chattahoochee that night.July 6. Schofield's 23 A.C. [US] marched from Sandtown Rd. via this rd., to the mouth of Soap Cr., where his passage of the river there, caused Johnston's retreat to the Fulton County side. -84.53602722754907 33.87079753682476 0 111.2449474523325 0 0.001344731881026064 #msn_red-pushpin_copy500 -84.53607978945736,33.8709721215951,0 State RR Bridge? 0 -84.46451344384629 33.82875178785422 0 829.7607745376661 0 0.04120077661467934 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.46308601626529,33.82647409156468,0 The March to Sope Creek 0 Schofield's 23d A. C. [US] marked time in this vicinity while McPherson's Army of the Tenn. [US] made demonstrations at Chattahoochee ferries below Johnston's River Line [CS] -- indicating, falsely, that crossings would be made there while actual passages upstream were planned.July 6, 1864. The 23d A. C. began its march to upper reaches of the river by moving E. on this, the old Concord Road via the battlefields of Ruff's Mill & Smyrna, to the mouth of Soap Creek, 11 miles N. E.Passage of the river there, July 8, forced Johnston to evacuate his River Line, July 9. -84.57853830755948 33.84477436659449 0 69.19908866690095 0 -0.0216011413678543 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy4 -84.57853070062426,33.84469174261605,0 William Moss House Site 0 The stalemate on the Kennesaw Mtn. front was broken when the rt. wing of Sherman's forces was extended S. on the old Sandtown road to this point. This eventuated July 1, 1864, when Brig. Gen. Milo S. Hascall's (2d) div., 23d A. C. [US] moved to this strategic position which threatened Johnston's lines [CS] of communication & retreat -- the State R. R. & highways E. of here & S. of Kennesaw Mountain. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee [US] joined the 23 A. C. here, July 2d & 3d. The 15th & 16th A.C. moved E. to Nickajack Creek & the 17th moved S. toward the Chattahoochee River. -84.58063497926732 33.84467761494416 0 73.78385321777037 0 -0.001576093412246411 #msn_icon56_copy7 -84.58063497926732,33.84467761494416,0 Toward the River 0 During the 5 days when Army of the Tennessee headquarters were here, the troops of the 15th & 17th A. C. [US] were posted on a ridge just W. of Nickajack Creek, facing the left of Johnston's River Line. (July 5-9, 1864). 16th A. C. [US] troops were sent to Howell's, Baker's & Sandtown ferries, below Nickajack Cr., where demonstrations were made as if crossings at those points were intended.Johnston's formidable River Line [CS] forbade a frontal attack by the outnumbering Federals; only by feinting on the right & thrusting on the left (up river at Soap Creek), were the Federals able to pass the Chattahoochee. -84.57192788706747 33.81237875103304 0 145.1589323258706 0 0.000536986518508731 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy5 -84.57199871818791,33.81225535618366,0 Glore Home (approximate) 0 Log cabin home of Abram Glore (1798-1871). Glore was born in Wilkes County and came into the Mableton area with the 19th District Surveyors in advance of the 1832 land lottery. This was the site of the third home he built in the area and into which he moved his wife Tabitha and their 10 children in 1841. Family cemetery located at 33° 50.20'N, 84° 35.38'W -84.58636195307565 33.83724498070511 0 1452.091169639666 3.842727567411741e-011 0.001825250637355553 #msn_icon56_copy8 -84.58946143950108,33.83602451960606,0 Mable House 0 Ante-bellum res. of Robert Mable (1803-1885). July 3, 1864, Maj. Gen. F.P. Blair's 17th A.C., of McPherson's Army of the Tenn. [US], having marched from Kennesaw Mtn., via Sandtown rd., reached Moss' house (near Floyd Station), 1.2 mi. N. 2 P.M. Gresham's 4th div., 17th A.C., moved with 15th A.C. troops to points S. of the Mitchell house (below Mableton), to threaten river crossings at left-rear of Johnston's Smyrna line [CS]. At dark, Gresham's troops withdrew N. to the Mable plantation, which afforded an ample supply of water, & camped here for the night. Walter Q. Gresham was Secretary of State in President Cleveland's Cabinet, 1893-1895. -84.5752049376721 33.82699516131503 0 100.2422885185628 0 1.166398682815388e-005 #msn_icon56_copy100 -84.57514980977732,33.82708675349416,0 The Extended Right 0 July 3, 1864. Concurrent with Johnston's evacuation of his Kennesaw Mtn. line [CS], McPherson's Army of the Tenn. [UD] was shifted to the rt. of Sherman's forces & via Sandtown rd. reached this vicinity -- joining Hascall's div., 23d A.C. These troops operated as a threat to Johnston's lines of communication & retreat from Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee River. Detachments from the 4 Federal corps began aggressive moves from here on Johnston's left & rear as he withdrew from Kennesaw; a column was sent E. to Ruff's Mill on Nickajack Creek & one S. via Mableton & the Mitchell house, toward the river crossings. -84.57856770489663 33.84470808423238 0 58.83992343344291 0 -6.63890123384868e-015 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy60 -84.57849752830651,33.84474412906873,0 4th Corps at Vinings Station 0 July 5, 1864. When Johnston's army [CS] withdrew from Smyrna to the river, Howard's 4th A. C., and Baird's div. (14th A.C.), [US] via highway and R. R. occupied Vining's. Baird's troops kept on down the R. R. until halted by Johnston's River Line. 4th A.C. troops pursued the Confederate wagontrains, escorted by Wheeler's Cav., toward the pontoon bridge at Pace's Ferry where they crossed the river. Morgan's 7th Ind. Battery [US] shelled the column from Vining's Hill. Also, from this eminence, Generals Sherman, Thomas and Baird, had their first view of Atlanta, across the Chattahoochee, 9.5 mi. S. E. -84.46804102074481 33.86589599807304 0 234.0513137565692 0 0.001120636436165863 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy8 -84.46837157503867,33.86608203724628,0 Fraser - Cooper House 0 199 Fraser Street. Built around 1844 by Charles C. Bostwick, the house was bought by Mrs. John Fraser, the daughter of John Cooper from Scotland, who came from St. Simons in the 1850s. Two-story square wood frame house on a brick foundation featuring a two-story portico with entablature supported by four fluted Doric columns. There is a balcony above the entrance and two red brick chimneys on each end. The house has a gable roof with a double pitch including porch roof. French casement windows open onto the porch. -84.54684373616082 33.94680057210457 0 162.9817874716011 0 1.188690462895814e-005 #msn_icon56_copy10 -84.54690339170134,33.94652516216512,0 Glover Tannery?? 0 Built in 1848 by John Heyward Glover Jr. Mr Glover started the first bank and the first hotel in Marietta. His most successful business was the tannery he built. A steam run tannery, capitally employed and consisted of three buildings. The main building was for machinery was 30 by 54 feet, two stories, and had a smoke stack 85 feet high. The finishing room was also 30 by 54 feet and two stories. The third building was occupied by the 15 slaves. 7,000 hides would be produced annually. It supposedly supplied the South with leather finished in the best style, equal to any manufactured in the world.” It also supplied the Confederates with many essential supplies in the Civil War. Not only did it supply the Confederates but it also served as a jail all throughout the Civil War. Burned when Sherman took Marietta in 1864 and never restored. -84.56308282576202 33.96897755040826 0 296.1666062754813 0 -0.009059272483399551 #msn_icon56_copy9 -84.56251499912845,33.96912431115977,0 "Fairview" - Campbell Home 0 Campbell home "Fairview" now known as "Sugar Hill." Built ca. 1850s, vacant after Civil War -84.5518334537454 33.96617723510097 0 175.63771261936 0 -0.0002608846481862611 #msn_icon56_copy13 -84.55186097740993,33.9662799555909,0 Archibald Howell House 0 -84.55322017100581 33.95934444604296 0 198.0347400862139 0 -0.00103571603380657 #msn_icon56_copy12 -84.55355205315037,33.95894309339562,0 "Oakton" (Wilder House) - Loring HQ 0 Ante-bellum residence of John R. Wilder. June 19, 1864. Johnston's Army of Tennessee [CS] withdrew to its Kennesaw line -- Polk's A. C. (under Loring), posted on the mountain; Hardee's, extending S. from Loring's left, prolonged the line beyond Cheatham Hill; Hood's corps on Loring's right, prolonged the line E. to the Canton road, where it was supported by Wheeler's cav. -- the extreme right of the army. June 21, Hood's A. C. was shifted to the left, of Hardee's line [CS] prolonging it to & S. of Powder Springs rd., leaving Wheeler to guard the rt. flank. Maj. Gen. W. W. Loring had his headquarters at "Oakton", the Wilder house. -84.56151682479019 33.9660834954225 0 246.2529639041113 0 -0.0002802652377433782 #msn_icon10_copy7 -84.56246128845045,33.96617582908283,0 "Fair Oaks" - Johnston's Headquarters 0 Built in 1852. Johnston established headquarters here on June 18th; forced to abandon it due to Federal shells overshooting Kennesaw Mountain. He moved to a campsite on the Dallas Road. -84.55884128559242 33.96450577038337 0 342.183229702707 2.815393236646154e-010 0.001214408658462339 #msn_icon10_copy9 -84.55982043169736,33.96414436178387,0 Kennesaw Battlefield 0 One of the two abortive attempts to break Johnston's line, [CS] June 27, 1864, was made in this area by 3 Federal brigades. Deployed on the ridge W. of the stream & astride Burnt Hickory rd., they moved E. toward the Spur of the mountain, which was the center of the attack. The left of the charging line entered the gorge between the Spur & Little Kennesaw; the right swung around the point where the Spur impinges on the road. During this battle, Federal regiments from Missouri battled Cockrell's Missouri brigade (French's div., Loring's Corps, Confederate), posted on Kennesaw Spur. -84.59390038905026 33.96333201185484 0 87.09531318893427 0 -1.322240492037974e-005 #msn_ylw-pushpin1 -84.59388528236401,33.96332973381345,0 Logan's 15th AC Line 0 June 25, 1864. These troops being designated to assault Confederate forces on Kennesaw Spur, moved to this sector & were aligned astride the Burnt Hickory rd. at this point. June 27. Walcutt's brigade (Harrow's div.) N. of rd.; G.A. Smith's div.), moved E. toward Kennesaw Spur where the attack fell upon Gen. S.G. French's div., (Loring's A.C.), [CS] & the right of Hardee's A.C. [CS] just S. of it. This assault failed to break the Confederate line; a similar one, at Cheatham Hill, 2.5 mi. S., was also devoid of results -- the 2 engagements known as the Battle of Kennesaw Mtn. -84.59514967057153 33.96348371954691 0 104.4179895923758 0 3.352641770662867e-007 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy11 -84.59516284238514,33.96348918186487,0 McCook's Brigade 0 E. on the ridge beyond the valley is the Illinois memorial to Col. Dan McCook's brigade. Davis' div., 14th A. C. [US]. It stands at an angle in breastworks of Cheatham's div., Hardee's A. C. [CS]. McCook's was 1 of 5 brigades designated to attempt a break-through, June 27. Its 5 regiments formed on the then wooded slope this side of the stream -- four in column, of regimental fronts, one advanced as skirmishers. The assault was toward the angle down the hill -- across the stream -- up the cleared slope beyond, to the objective -- the only brigade of 5 to reach it, where a close-up line was held until Cheatham withdrew July 3. -84.6047874390289 33.93341147287598 0 53.14395492655799 1.441949070704488e-005 -5.951249719292254e-007 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy7 -84.6047874390289,33.93341147287598,0 Mud Creek Line 0 Hardee's intrenched line [CS] crossed the road at this point -- position held June 17-19, 1864 by Cleburne's Division [CS] after withdrawal of Johnston's left flank from Gilgal Church. A sharp artillery duel & severe rain marked the 48 hours here -- the opposition being the 20th & 23d Corps batteries [US] at Darby's West of the creek. Brig. Gen. Lucius E. Polk (nephew of Lt. Gen. Polk) [CS] was severely wounded & the regiments of his brigade were assigned to other commands in Cleburne's Div. -84.63526207875353 33.94899913439375 0 518.1890267586922 3.065953050554432e-008 -0.2305082089926313 #msn_red-pushpin_copy70 -84.63526207875353,33.94899913439375,0 Peachtree Trail 0 The Indians knew this trail as the route from the heart of the Cherokee Nation to Standing Peachtree, Creek village that grew into a trading post and fort just south of the Chattahoochee. Pioneers who used Montgomery's Ferry at Standing Peachtree called this the Peachtree or Montgomery Ferry Road. Confederate and Federal troops fought along this route in 1864. Advent of automobiles and tourist travel made this road the Dixie Highway, later known as U.S. Highway 41. The Indian planned well -- his trail straightened and widened, is now a busy four-lane road, a key national highway. -84.57860002866896 33.98473332350633 0 460.2888809624461 1.229124897524523e-010 -1.315705975253179e-007 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.57860002866896,33.98473332350633,0 Pine Mountain - Confederate Outpost 0 June 10, 1864. The 4th A. C. moved from Mars Hill Ch. to position along this road facing S. toward Pine Mtn.-- highest point between Lost & Kennesaw Mtns. The 14th A. C. was on the left; the 20th on the right. PIne Mtn. was fortified and held as an outpost of the main Confederate line 1.25 miles S.-- the line that extended from Lost Mtn. to Brush Mtn.-- June 5-15. June 14. Generals Johnston, Hardee, & Polk, while observing Federal lines from PIne Mtn., were fired on by 4th & 20th Corps batteries, Gen. Leonidas Polk was killed by a shell. -84.64492114532047 33.987071885092 0 232.1192922474109 8.424266028223484e-011 0.000224981362464319 #msn_red-pushpin_copy800 -84.64514918324394,33.98689500388458,0 Kennesaw Mountain - 1,808 feet ASL 0 -84.57974020904896 33.97611925670899 0 21.62372318574068 68.44449730587134 81.52084109653904 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.57955632643416,33.97607852515109,0 Little Kennesaw - 1,600 feet ASL 0 -84.58671928643433 33.97059059606936 0 61.7233838562461 0 -0.00103789742254849 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.58683486346259,33.97066072800853,0 Powder Springs Road 0 JUNE - JULY, 1864 Old Zion Church stood 150 ft. E. Confederate trenches crossed rd. in N. S. direction ­ the left of Johnston's Kennesaw line, occupied by Hood's A. C., [CS] June 21, when it was shifted to their sector from E. of Kennesaw Mtn. Hood's corps deployed here and moved S. W. to the battlefield of Kolb's Farm, June 22. July 3. Line evacuated by Confederate forces, withdrawing S. E. across Olley's Creek to the Nickajack. Federal 14th and 20th A. C. marched from John Ward Road toward Marietta where they joined the 4th, which had moved there via the Dallas rd. from 3.5 mi. W. of the town. -84.58295751760757 33.91843985832284 0 146.7927122329571 0 0.007741401531422346 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.58321779668424,33.91845326719592,0 Olley Creek 0 Flows into Sweetwater creek at this point. -84.62303801347396 33.82420691567529 0 1145.842552009642 0 0.00146258433717113 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.62596556006029,33.82515274238063,0 Sweetwater Creek 0 -84.62303801347396 33.82420691567529 0 1145.842552009642 0 0.00146258433717113 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.62560679430897,33.82381620886884,0 Nose's Creek 0 -84.6493016860687 33.84693516690042 0 3261.138714846866 5.500585724248345e-012 -0.0112237572616439 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.6493016860687,33.84693516690042,0 Olley's Creek 0 -84.63097958564413 33.84145050367938 0 495.3074934018234 0 -0.001021787671289518 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.62982300569391,33.84173611001526,0 Olley's Creek 0 -84.62298454603074 33.85094199024455 0 492.2777137892511 0 0.003431513336987289 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.62279899354861,33.85153255509658,0 Olley's Creek 0 -84.61402163384602 33.87016115674692 0 486.7097278722303 0 0.008425225484026891 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.61293069121163,33.87062972262434,0 Federal Forces at Powers Ferry 0 Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard's 4th A. C. (Army of the Cumberland) [US], moved from Vining's station to this vicinity July 9, 10, 1864. Newton's (2d) div. was diverted to Roswell to support Garrard's cav. Stanley's (1st) and Wood's (3d) camped 3 mi. N. near Soap Creek, July 10. Stanley crossed the Chattahoochee on Schofield's pontoon bridge at mouth of Soap Cr. and moved S. on the other side to cover Power's Ferry where Wood crossed on a pontoon bridge July 12. Newton, back from Roswell, crossed July 13. Stanley's and Newton's men built a trestle bridge at the upper island, July 14-16. -84.43984676360729 33.90308178728053 0 951.0906200885083 0 0.105412047846293 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy9 -84.44166962164464,33.90376030505097,0 Robert McAfee House - Garrard's Headquarters 0 After the seizure of Big Shanty (Kennesaw) by Sherman's forces, June 9, 1864, Brig. Gen. Kenner Garrard's cav. div. [US] was posted on the left flank during operations on the Kennesaw Mountain front. Garrard's cav. guarded Noonday Creek valley from Woodstock to the left of the 17th A. C. (in the rugged Brushy Mtn. area), with patrols on the Canton, Bell's Ferry & Alabama roads. Daily conflict with his opponent -- Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry [CS] -- marked the period from June 11 to July 3. The Robert McAfee house was Garrard's h'dq'rs, during a portion of this period. -84.54880934707795 34.01386147735713 0 397.0876050796795 0 0.04470973960177251 #msn_icon10_copy8 -84.54877114791648,34.01426893861029,0 Lost Mountain - 1,520 feet ASL 0 -84.69783332774082 33.94783333840602 0 1000.000971125031 76.50925856393614 61.99000947335402 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.69802980440983,33.94777569384822,0 Acworth, GA 0 -84.6770121021779 34.06557470621819 0 1666.022197643963 0 -1.370410673274037e-005 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.6768016761598,34.06598870359685,0 Sweat Mountain - 1,688 feet ASL 0 -84.45595131669735 34.06693277043618 0 158.7235206881967 0 3.95123363909764e-005 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.45571379398068,34.06685613714274,0 Shaw House - Ross' Headquarters 0 Brig. Gen. L. S. Ross, commanding the Texas brigade of Brig. Gen. Wm. H. Jackson's cavalry [CS], had fought delaying actions with Schofield's 23rd A. C. [US] (the rt. of Sherman's forces) since both armies moved from Paulding Co.; Ross had headquarters at the Shaw House, June 22, 27, 1864. June 22, Schofield's troops reached Cheney's house. Hascall's div. supported the 20th A. C. [US] at Kolb's Farm, while Cox's div. at Cheney's held the extreme Federal right. June 26, 27. The 23rd A. C. continued the flanking movement S. from Cheney's, crossed Olley's Cr. & pushed down the Sandtown Rd. ­ forcing Ross to withdraw his cav. at the Shaw House. -84.60808399999992 33.868892 0 306.6627353464577 0 -2.556740230455212e-014 #msn_icon10_copy12 -84.60800670132944,33.86897222777368,0 Route of Polk's Corps 0 May 23d, 1864, Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk's Corps, [CS] marching S. from Allatoona, camped at night in this vicinity enroute to Dallas in Paulding County via Lost Mountain. This was the left wing of Johnston's army [CS] which had crossed the Etowah River May 20, & remained at Allatoona until the 23d. Learning that Sherman's forces [US] had left Cassville & Kingston for Dallas, Johnston moved S. on parallel roads to checkmate the Federal flanking march ­ Hood's & Hardee's Corps [CS] marched by the New Home road four miles west. -84.67581685334835 33.99753284766086 0 218.1464257530981 0 -0.03770428560155498 #msn_red-pushpin_copy91 -84.67572789623726,33.99782297464307,0 Lemon House - Sherman's Headquarters 0 Built in 1856 by Captain James Lile Lemon, this Carolina-style, modified Plantation Plain House served as General William T. Sherman's headquarters and staff berthing during the time period of June 6-9, 1864. After the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, the house was also used as a federal field hospital, and for that reason, was one of the few structures spared when the town was burned in November 1864. -84.677630344452 34.06421709677972 0 238.2480303740473 0 -61.58824837321564 #msn_icon10_copy10 -84.67761378186268,34.06386104880386,0 Site of Old Allatoona Church 0 Extreme left of Federal line on the Dallas - New Hope front where Johnston's & Sherman's forces had been in daily conflict since May 25, 1864. June 3. Hovey's (1st) Div., 23d A. C. [US] drove Armstrong's cavalry [CS] from the road, thereby uncovering right of Confederate line -- Walker's Div., Hardee's Corps -- near the Foster house 1 mile, S. W. Seizure of this road broke the 10-day stalemate & the opposing line shifted East to the Kennesaw front. -84.71466747929033 34.01020842901133 0 204.6808057558687 0 0.0006350597658312719 #msn_icon11_copy00 -84.71485128449442,34.00996518798392,0 Mason's Bridge (approximate) 0 June 4, 1864. Ireland's (3d) Brigade, Geary's (2d) div., 20th A. C., [US] seized, repaired & held Mason's Bridge, which had been wrecked by Confederate forces retreating eastward. June 6. The Army of the Cumberland, [US] commanded by Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas crossed Allatoona Creek here, enroute from Dallas - New Hope front in Paulding County to Kennesaw Mtn. environs. The Cumberland Army consisted of three Corps: 4th, 14th & 20th, which formed the center of Sherman's forces during the twenty-nine days of conflict -- June 5, July 3 -- in Cobb County -84.70602047989455 34.02180096484933 0 708.2162508881467 0 0.005472412860904819 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy10 -84.70803897515546,34.02151137761081,0 Lacy Hotel Site 0 At about this location stood the 2-story frame hotel, leased by George M. Lacy in 1859 -- an eating house for passengers on the State-owned railway until June 9, 1864, at which time the Federal forces occupied Big Shanty. April 12, 1862, the Andrews Raiders [US] seized the locomotive "General" while train crew & passengers were breakfasting at the hotel. Fortified by a stockade, it housed a Federal garrison from June 9 to Oct. 3, 1864, when it was recaptured by Confederate forces. Reoccupied by Federal troops it was maintained as a R. R. blockhouse until abandoned & burned by them, Nov. 14. -84.61438232060358 34.02324785918162 0 61.81280477853157 2.379368219026596e-010 0.000656873529546969 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.61447162813006,34.02326738155225,0 Moon Station 0 A wood-shed, water-tank, siding & log house. Here, April 12, 1862, the pursuers of the Andrews Raiders [US] -- Fuller, Cain & Murphy [CS], acquired a push-car from section foreman Jackson Bond, which carried them 14 mi. down grade to the Etowah River. -84.61956321016059 34.0536312694927 0 1063.859260543877 1.182679587783152e-012 -0.0003663441093509924 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.62060062392028,34.05489936197513,0 Site of Federal garrison 0 Oct. 3, 1864. A Federal stockade, garrisoned by 84 officers & men from the 14th & 15th Ill., was located on the high ground at about this spot. Its purpose was to guard the railroad. The stockade was attacked & captured by Reynolds' brigade, Walthall's div., Stewart's A. C. [CS] Loring's div. captured the Acworth garrison [US], 4 mi. N., Oct. 4th. -84.61956321016059 34.05363126949271 0 1063.859250364083 2.693819513921108e-012 -0.0003663441093476338 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy85 -84.62144240338753,34.05380109325155,0 Sope Creek Industries 0 By 1854 Edward Denmead was operating a large flour mill upstream from the bridge over Sope Creek. By 1859 a paper mill was operating downstream, making writing, printing, and wrapping paper. Both industries were built here to utilize water power. Burned by the Federals, the paper mill was rebuilt and operated until the early 1900's. A unit of the paper mill operated in Marietta until 1918. -84.43779821398748 33.94051405481837 0 291.0007588977419 0 0.003262986298836831 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy87 -84.43803445654785,33.94083823391526,0 Stewart's Corps at Big Shanty 0 During the march of Lt. Gen. Hood's army N. from Palmetto, Stewart's A. C., & Armstrong's cav. [CS] were sent from Lost Mtn., Oct. 3, 1864 to destroy the State R. R. at Big Shanty. Featherston's brigade, Loring's div., [CS] captured the Federal garrison (detachments, 14th & 15th Ill., 4th div., 17th A. C.) posted in the stockaded Lacy Hotel. Walthall's & Loring's divs. were sent to seize the stockades at Moon's Station & Acworth, 2 & 6 mi. N. French's div. [CS] was sent North eleven miles to engage in one of the most noted battles along the State R. R. - Allatoona, Oct. 5, 1864 -84.61470152659345 34.02334960766434 0 222.4253023073017 2.126202277605983e-012 -0.01290219683290606 #msn_red-pushpin_copy120 -84.61504641361907,34.02341954207317,0 Stilesboro-Sandtown Crossroads 0 From this vicinity was launched the 1st attacks by Sherman's forces [US] on Johnston's Kennesaw lines [CS], after withdrawal of both armies from Paulding County. June 6, 1864. 20th A. C. [US] occupied E-W line on Stilesboro rd. (facing S.,) extending 1 mi. E. Old Mt. Olivet Ch. stood .25 mi. E; it was burned the same day. June 9. Cox's Div. (23d A. C.) [US] took position W. along Stilesboro rd., connecting with Hascall's Div. [US] astride Burnt Hickory rd. the objective of Federal forces was Hardee's A. C. [CS] from Gilgal Ch. to Pine Mtn. -84.6749543371136 33.99724222550993 0 344.6666975507242 1.172738954404884e-010 -0.04660399988263796 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy110 -84.67574350685511,33.99810865960158,0 Summers House 0 Ante-bellum res. of Thomas F. Summers (1812 - 1883), a land-mark of the advance of the left wing of Federal forces upon Confederate positions on & near Kennesaw Mtn. -- June 1864. June 9. Garrard's cav. [US] (dismounted), forced withdrawal of Benton's Mississippi Brigade [CS] from positions N. of Big shanty, to a line at the Summers house -- later, to one several hundred yds. S. at the Roberts farm. This latter line became the 1st position of McPherson's 15th, 16th & 17th Corps [US] which were later shifted S. to the Brushy Mtn. line. From June 9 to July 3, 25 dys., Federal & Confederate forces battled on a ten-mile front. -84.60630856370632 34.01555408993096 0 2738.248041053555 0 0.005172659761139 #msn_icon56_copy16 -84.60613638939549,34.01122498049314,0 Sherman at Kennesaw 0 At one point during the Atlanta campaign, approximately June 13-21 (and maybe longer) Sherman made his headquarters here in an abandoned house. In an cotton field behind that house stood an old gin house, on the roof of which was the Federal signal station. -84.61556343045693 34.02338520622116 0 157.7037322065524 0 -3.324240098358004e-006 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy12 -84.61561792826332,34.02353097636464,0 The 14th and 20th AC Cross at Pace's Ferry 0 July 17, 1864. Palmer's 14th and Hooker's 20th AC crossed to the Fulton Co. side of the river on two pontoon bridges. This passage was covered by Wood's 4th AC division, which marched down Mt. Paran Rd. from Power's Ferry, 3 miles north, to divert attention of Johnston's forces to crossings below. Stoneman's cavalry was sent south (July 13) to threaten the A&WP RR. When it returned (July 16), Blair's 17 AC began its 29-mile march from Turner's Ferry to Roswell, where it crossed the 17th. This and the passage of the 14th and 20th Corps at Pace's completed the crossings of the Federal infantry. -84.45453853723949 33.85935169837801 0 245.5271406877781 0 -0.001038553159658672 #msn_blue-pushpin -84.45518900265854,33.85896174818139,0 The 23rd Corps at Sope Creek 0 July 8, 1864. The first passage of the Chattahoochee River by Federal forces was made here at thet mouth of Soap Creek by Cox's division, 23d A.C. [US]. Cameron's brigade crossed creek upstream, at the dam, and passing the blackened ruins of the Paper Mills, scaled the high ridge east. Wading the river at a fish-dam, Cameron moved south to support a contingent crossing in pontoons at mouth of creek. A Confederate cavalry outpost and field-piece were captured. This Federal crossing forced Johnston to abandon his River Line at and below Bolton; he withdrew to the Fulton County side of the Chattahoochee River, July 9. -84.43013646922545 33.92565002052105 0 235.4743216053703 0 0.01257125790058044 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy14 -84.42995083222888,33.92563458312731,0 Location of Indian fish dam? 0 -84.43306725142914 33.92374742757773 0 177.1533728553938 0 0.01093564577009465 #msn_ylw-pushpin00 -84.43338821116508,33.92406945816036,0 The 4th Corps Posted Along the River 0 When the 4th A.C. reached the Chattahoochee July 5, attempts to cross were found impracticable because of Confederate opposition on the other side. Pending the crossing of the 23 A. C. at Soap Cr., July 8, the 4th A. C. marked time in trenches between Rottenwood Cr. (N.), & the R. R. below Vining's Station (S.). July 9: Newton's (2d) div. moved N. to Roswell to support Garrard's cav. July 10: Stanley's (1st) & Wood's (3d) moved N. to Soap Cr. to join the 23d A.C. Stoneman's cav., having returned from a raid below Atlanta, the 14th & 20th Corps crossed at Pace's Ferry, one-half mi. S. -84.45603340173624 33.87081192797956 0 167.7793361277709 0 7.729873017164069e-007 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy0 -84.45603340173624,33.87081192797956,0 Rottenwood Creek 0 -84.44947075680048 33.87935395934137 0 825.4439773302624 0 -0.0007127747625649577 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy02 -84.44812352222719,33.87707311606112,0 Rottenwood Creek 0 -84.45442719924223 33.89015241223316 0 785.2273291081135 0 -0.00347592874502632 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy200 -84.45677163776499,33.89024850902608,0 The Cumberland Army to Power's and Pace's Ferries 0 THE CUMBERLAND ARMY TO POWER'S & PACE'S FERRIES July 5, 1864. The intrenched line of the 4th, 14th & 20th A.C. [US], facing Johnston's River Line [CS], crossed rd. at this point; the 4th at Vining's Station, N.E.; the 14th, astride both the R.R. & this rd.; the 20th. S.W. to Nickajack Creek. These troops marked time while the 23d A.C. [US] crossed the Chattahoochee at Soap Cr., July 8, & Johnston evacuated his River Line, July 9. This alignment was maintained, awaiting R.R. repairs, arrival of supplies at Vining's depot, & general preparations for the shift across the river. By July 17, Thomas' army [US] was over the Chattahoochee at Power's & Pace's ferries. -84.48598547619351 33.84234489186714 0 331.1594713806078 0 0.03562004563710945 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy20 -84.48650684887041,33.84243610978272,0 Errant Pontoon Bridge 0 July 5, 1864. During Johnston's retreat from Smyrna, a portion of his wagon-train detoured from the Atlanta-Marietta rd. via Vining's Station to a pontoon bridge at Pace's Ferry. Wheeler's Cav. escorted the trains; when all were across, the bridge was cut loose so as to swing down stream to the Fulton Co. side. Federal gun-fire, preventing its removal, the bridge was cut loose by the Confederates, but instead of floating down to shelter within Johnston's River Line at Bolton, it lodged on this side where it was seized by troops of Hazen's 4 A. C. brigade, July 8. -84.4551788719664 33.85957421606921 0 430.9839365878065 0 0.0006786721003630396 #msn_red-pushpin1 -84.45568116158735,33.85914584614162,0 March of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee to Roswell 0 Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson's troops, the right flank of Sherman's forces [US] operating at Chattahoochee River crossings S. of Kennesaw Mtn., were shifted to up-river crossings at Roswell after Johnston's [CS] withdrawal to the Fulton County side, at the State R.R. bridge. The 15th, 16th and 17th A.C. made this march from the lower Sandtown R., via Marietta between July 9 and 17, 1864. These troops were across at Roswell by the 17th, and enroute to Decatur and Stone Mountain -- the left wing of the Federal forces E. of Atlanta -84.49755684919184 33.96023335219709 0 208.3377061802321 0 0.04324679856626292 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy3 -84.49741540729316,33.95986681161332,0 "The Only Advantage of the Day" 0 JUNE 27, 1864. While 8 Federal brigades at Kennesaw Mtn. & at Cheatham Hill, made futile attempts to break Johnston's line [CS], Schofield's 23d A. C. [US] moved S. from Powder Springs road. This flanking move was opposed by Hood's A. C., (extended below Kolb's Farm), & Ross' cav. [CS] on this the old Sandtown road. Schofield reached & fortified these crossroads -- a strategic position that posed more of a threat to Johnston's Kennesaw line than the assaults by 8 brigades further N. -- a fact noted in Sherman's dispatch to Thomas as "the only advantage of the day". -84.58207951821134 33.84454359349466 0 149.0273683015495 0 -0.001354661712697203 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy6 -84.58248090102606,33.84455535087264,0 The River Patrol and Cochran's Ford 0 Pending Federal crossings of the Chattahoochee, Gen. E. M. McCook's cav. div. [US] screened 4th and 23d Corps movements to fords and ferries in this vicinity, July 6, 15, 1864. July 7, Brownlow's 1st Tennessee reg't., Dorr's brigade (McCook's cav.) seized the upper island near Power's Ferry, as an observation point. July 9, Col. Dorr, with a detachment, crossed at the mouth of Soap Cr., 3 mi. N. (Schofield's crossing, July 8), to scout the country below. Another detachment crossed at Cochran's Ford (1.25 mi. S. of Soap Cr.), as a support. Dismounted, carrying guns and cartridges aloft, they waded the deep stream, wearing nothing but hats. -84.44116655608156 33.90323271315029 0 172.9669767127162 3.009758847674858e-010 0.0771434968769758 #msn_blue-pushpin_copy400 -84.44154477625486,33.90359956795301,0 Cochran's Ford (Approximate) 0 -84.44407455678041 33.91406553627694 0 315.0264238206284 3.757811757003287e-012 0.07552053546277704 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy104 -84.44431819959279,33.91382684350195,0 The William Nickols House 0 Hardee's Corps [CS] marched by this road to points S. of New Hope Ch., from Stegall's Station (Emerson) May 23, 24, 1864. Hood's Corps [CS] followed Hardee's, May 24, 25, from Etowah River (at R. R. Bridge), reaching New Hope ch. in time to check 20th A. C. [US] at that point. Hood's Corps was rear guard of Johnston's march to checkmate Sherman's forces [US] moving toward Dallas, on roads westward to outflank Johnston's position in the Allatoona mountains. Stewart's Div. of Hood's Corps camped at the Nickols farm night of May 24, 1864. -84.69967970604495 34.04944931348113 0 259.1179938477803 8.468576826517998e-011 -0.06732733459087205 #msn_icon5610 -84.70014474937621,34.04976226615854,0 Turner's, Howell's, Baker's and Sandtown Ferries 0 This, the old Sandtown Road was the route of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee [US], south to the Mitchell house, July 5, 1864. From Mitchell's, an old road ran east to the Chattahoochee River at Turner's Ferry, most of its course being U.S. Highway 78. South of Mitchell's, the E. fork (State Highway 139) leads to Howell's Ferry; the W. fork to Baker's & Sandtown Ferries. From Mitchell's, McPherson sent detachments to these crossings to threaten the left & rear of Johnston's forces [CS] at the RIVER LINE. -84.57538453166696 33.8173240342884 0 81.2253220050998 0 -0.00020803312794153 #msn_icon56_copy1 -84.57554062787584,33.81743246037341,0 Sandtown Ferry????? 0 -84.56120746859428 33.75879804278323 0 9316.302002840921 0 0.008002327104790971 #msn_ylw-pushpin_copy34 -84.57060064235539,33.74769564817392,0