- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- McPherson's March to Dallas historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Polk County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Polk County, 34.00178, -85.18815
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Taylorsville-Aragon Road at Sewell Road
Text of marker: "McPHERSON'S MARCH TO DALLAS. May 23, 1864. The Army of the Tennessee (USA), consisting of Logan's 15th & Dodge's 16th A.C., crossed the Etowah River at Woolley's Bridge & by Old Macedonia Church & roads not now existing, reached this, the intersection with the Old Alabama Rd., 7.5 mi. W. of Stilesboro. Keeping W. of Euharlee Creek, the troops continued S.W. to a creek crossing at (the present) Aragon, in Polk County. These troops (right wing of Sherman's army) (USA), were moving to Dallas, in Paulding County, to out-flank Johnston's army (CSA) at Allatoona. 115-1B GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_mcphersons-march-to-dallas
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_mcphersons-march-to-dallas
- 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:
-
