- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Geary's Division to Dug Gap historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Whitfield County
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Whitfield County, 34.80561, -84.96722
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 201 at the Walker County line
Text of marker: "GEARY'S DIVISION TO DUG GAP. May 8, 1864. Brig. Gen. J.W. Geary, with Buschbeck's & Candy's brigades 2d div., A.C., marched on this road from Near Gordon's Springs. Turning E. here (near Whitfield - Walker County line), Geary's troops moved to Dug Gap in Rocky Face Ridges 5 miles from this point. This move was made to outflank Johnston's army at Dalton by seizing Dug Gap & also to give support to McPherson's Army of the Tennessee which moved via Ship's Gap & Villanow to Snake Creek Gap. Geary failed to take Dug Gap; McPherson's occupation of Snake Creek Gap led to the evacuation of Dalton by Johnston's forces. 155-8 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 2001" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_gearys-division-to-dug-gap
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_gearys-division-to-dug-gap
- 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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