- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Raccoon Creek historical marker
- Creator:
- Coosa Valley Regional Development Center and Georgia Department of Community Affairs
- 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, 34.23786, -84.8405
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 113 at Raccoon Creek just east of Stilesboro
Text of marker: "RACCOON CREEK. Geary's (2d) Div., 20th A.C. [USA] having crossed the Etowah, May 23, drove Ross' cavalry [CSA] beyond the creek, May 24, 1864. This covered the march of the rest of the corps S. to Burnt Hickory P.O., in which Geary's troops joined - being relieved here by Schofield's 23d A.C. [USA] at noon. Schofield moved E. on this, the Alabama rd., enroute to Sligh's Mill - these troops being the left of Sherman's [USA] flanking March around the Allatoona Mountains. The 20th A.C. route to Hickory was the road next W. of Raccoon Creek. 008-25 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_raccoon-creek
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_raccoon-creek
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
