- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Pettit Creek historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Bartow County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville, 34.16533, -84.80231
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 293 at the Goodyear plant at Pettit Creek north of Cartersville
Text of marker: "PETTIT CREEK Camp Site, Federal 23d Corps. Johnston's forces [CSA] retreated southward from Cassville along this road, to Allatoona Mountains, south of the Etowah, May 20, 1864. They were immediately followed by Schofield's 23d Corps, [USA] which encamped in this vicinity. While here, troops of Cox's Div. [USA] were sent to destroy the Cooper Iron Works, (site of Allatoona Dam), May 21-22. From this camp-site, the corps marched to the Etowah at Milam's Bridge, on 23rd. 008-3 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1952" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_pettit-creek
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_pettit-creek
- 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:
-
