United States, Georgia, Whitfield County, Tunnel Hill, 34.84063, -85.04273Seibert, David, 1941-20201996/2014Location: railroad tracks at Oak St. in Tunnel HillText of marker: "CLISBY AUSTIN HOUSE. 400 yds. S.E., at the big spring, is the brick residence known as the Austin house. May 7, 1864. The Federal forces, having seized Tunnel hill - their first movement in the campaign for Atlanta - Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman had headquarters at the Austin house, until May 12. While here, Sherman learned that McPherson's forces had failed to cut the R.R. at Resaca, after seizing Snake Creek Gap - May 9, whereupon the attempts at Rocky Face, Crow Valley & Mill Creek Gap, were dropped & all Federal units but the 4th A.C., Stoneman's & McCook's cav., were shifted May 12, to the Resaca front via Villanow and Snake Creek Gap. 155-25 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954"image/jpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Historical markers--Georgia--Whitfield CountyClisby Austin House historical markerStillImage