- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Old Sonora P.O. Now Sonoraville historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Gordon County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Gordon County, Sonoraville, 34.44814, -84.80883
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 53 at the crossroads in Sonoraville
Text of marker: "OLD SONORA P.O. NOW SONORAVILLE. May 18, 1864. Maj. Gen. J. D. Coxs's (3d) Div., 23d A. C. [USA] marching S. from Field's Mill, Coosawattee River, via Cash, took the direct rd. to Sonora. Moving S. 4 mi., the div. turned W. on the Fairmount-Adairsville rd. to Mosteller's Mills (near Folsom), where it camped that night. Hovey's & Judah's divisions marched from the Phillip's farm (Dew's Lake, near Cash) on the direct road to Mosteller's, where they were joined by Cox's division. Schofield's 23d Corps [USA] was the left flank of Sherman's army moving S. from Resaca, on a wide front, toward Cassville and Kingston. 064-26 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1959" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_old-sonora-po
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_old-sonora-po
- 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:
-
