- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Federals Halted by Johnston's River Line historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- 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 ridge west of Nickajack Creek at Queen Mill Rd.
Text of marker: "FEDERALS HALTED BY JOHNSTON'S RIVER LINE. July 5, 1864. Gresham's 4th div., on this rd. and Leggett's 3d (17 A. C.), with Stoneman's cav. [US] on Howell's Fy. Rd. S. of it, drove the Ga. Militia and Ross' cav. E. across Nickajack Cr. where they occupied the left of Johnston's River Line. Gresham's div., astride this rd. and Leggett's div. on the right, cast up a line on this ridge, facing Johnston's line across Nickajack Cr. July 7. Logan's 15th A. C. was brought up and prolonged Greshman's line N. on High Ridge. These and 16th A. C. [US] troops down river, threatened to cross, while actual crossings were made above the State R. R. bridge. 033-71 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1987" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_federals-halted-by-johnstons-river-line
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_federals-halted-by-johnstons-river-line
- 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:
-
