- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Farmer's Bridge Armuchee Creek historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Floyd County
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Floyd County, 34.26316, -85.21428
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: U.S. 27 at bridge over Armuchee Creek just S. of Ga. 140 jct
Text of marker: "FARMER'S BRIDGE ARMUCHEE CREEK. May 15, 1864. Minty's Brigade of Garrard's Cav. scouting toward Rome in advance of the infantry column, Davis' div. (14th A.C.) [USA] encountered Brig. Gen. L.S. Ross' Texas brigade (Jackson's Cav. div.) [CSA] at Farmer's Bridge. Ross was driven to within 3 mi. of Rome, where he was supported by infantry and artillery. Minty, driven back to the bridge, returned to Lay's Ferry, (near Resaca) May 16. May 17. Davis' div [USA] enroute from Resaca, reached bridge at noon. Davis advanced toward Rome, 2 p.m. driving Ross' Cav. back to DeSoto Hill, this side of the Oostanaula River. 057-5 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1984" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_farmers-bridge-armuchee-creek
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_farmers-bridge-armuchee-creek
- 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:
-
