- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Palmer's & Hooker's A.C. historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Fulton County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: West Paces Ferry Rd. at River Forest Rd. in Atlanta
Text of marker: "PALMER'S & HOOKER'S A.C. CROSS THE CHATTAHOOCHEE. July 17. 1864. Wood's 4th A.C. div. moved S. to this point from Power's Fy. (3 mi. N.) to cover the crossing of Palmer's 14th A.C. Hooker's 20th, followed the 14th on the 2 pontoon bridges at the site of old Pace's Ferry, a short distance above the present bridge. Aug. 26. Most of Sherman's forces having been shifted from the Atlanta front to Jonesboro, the 20th A.C. was posted along the river to guard bridges. Geary's 2nd div. was in this sector - Ireland's brigade astride the road. Here, Aug. 27, Gen. Henry W. Slocum took over the command of the 20th Corps. 060-24B GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1988" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_palmers-hookers-a.c
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_palmers-hookers-a
- 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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