- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Big Spring historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Gordon County
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Gordon County, 34.50336, -84.87575
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Located at crossroads at Dew's Lake on road leading N. from Sonora
Text of marker: "BIG SPRING. May 17, 1864: Butterfield's (3d) div., 20th A.C [USA], marched this way from Field's Mill, Coosawatee River, enroute to Kingston & camped at the Smith farm 2 1/2 miles N. of Mosteller's Mills. May 18: Schofield's 23d A.C [USA], marching from Field's, reached vicinity at 2 A.M. Cox's 3d div. camped at this cross-roads until 5 A.M., & via Sonora, moved to Monsteller's. Hovey's 1st & Judah's 2d divs. camped at Big Spring (at other and of Dew's Lake) & by evening reached Mosteller's. These troops formed the left flank of Federal forces enroute to Etowah River. 064-24 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_big-spring
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_big-spring
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
