- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Dodge & Davis at Peek's Spring historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Polk County
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Polk County, Aragon, 34.04565, -85.05606
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 101 at First Street in Aragon
Text of marker: "DODGE & DAVIS AT PEEK'S SPRING. The spring 175 yds. E. was the camping place of Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge's 16th A.C. of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee (USA), May 23, 1864, enroute from the Etowah River to Dallas, Paulding County. May 24. Brig. Gen. J.C. Davis' (2nd) div., 14th Corps, Army of the Cumberland (USA), camped at the spring, enroute from Rome to Dallas. These troops were part of the right wing of Sherman's forces, moving to outflank Johnston's army (CSA) at Allatoona. This resulted in 10 days of battle at New Hope Church & Dallas, in Paulding County. 115-2 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1992" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_dodge-davis-at-peeks-spring
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_dodge-davis-at-peeks-spring
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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