- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Mud Creek Line historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Cobb County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, 33.94147, -84.57667
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 120 near the Helmswood Drive intersection just east of Mud Creek, Cobb County
Text of marker: "MUD CREEK LINE. Hardee's intrenched line [CS] crossed the road at this point - position held June 17-19, 1864 by Cleburne's Division [CS] after withdrawal of Johnston's left flank from Gilgal Church. A sharp artillery duel & severe rain marked the 48 hours here - the opposition being the 20th & 23d Corps batteries [US] at Darby's West of the creek. Brig. Gen. Lucius E. Polk (nephew of Lt. Gen. Polk) [CS] was severely wounded & the regiments of his brigade were assigned to other commands in Cleburne's Div. 033-6 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1952" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_mud-creek-line
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_mud-creek-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:
-
