- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Old Sandtown Road 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--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, 33.94147, -84.57667
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 120 at Due West Rd.
Text of marker: "OLD SANDTOWN ROAD. 1.5 Mi. N.W. is the site of old Gilgal Primitive Baptist Ch. (at DUE WEST) - a landmark of military operations. JUNE 5-17, 1864. S.E. along this road Cleburne's div. of Hardee's Corps [CS] withdrew from Gilgal to old Marietta Rd. S. of the Darby house, turning E. to ridge beyond Mud Cr. JUNE 16. Schofield's 23d Corps [US] marched S. on this rd. from Gilgal to the Moss house (FLOYD STATION) June 17 - July 2, - at which time it was the right flank of Sherman's forces on Kennesaw front. 033-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1952" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_old-sandtown-road
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_old-sandtown-road
- 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:
-
