- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Advance of 17th A.C. Toward the River historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1954
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Cobb County
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, 33.94147, -84.57667
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: U.S. 78 at Harding Drive
Text of marker: "ADVANCE OF 17TH A.C. TOWARD THE RIVER. 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. 033-69 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_advance-of-17th-ac
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_advance-of-17th-ac
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
