- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Robert McAfee House historical marker
- Creator:
- Massar, Todd
- 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: Bells Ferry Road at Piedmont Road
Text of marker: "ROBERT McAFEE HOUSE. After the seizure of Big Shanty (Kennesaw) by Sherman's forces, June 9, 1864, Brig. Gen. Kenner Garrard's cav. div. [US] was posted on the left flank during operations on the Kennesaw Mountain front. Garrard's cav. guarded Noonday Creek valley from Woodstock to the left of the 17th A. C. (in the rugged Brushy Mtn. area), with patrols on the Canton, Bell's Ferry & Alabama roads. Daily conflict with his opponent - Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry [CS] - marked the period from June 11 to July 3. The Robert McAfee house was Garrard's h'dq'rs, during a portion of this period. 033-48 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_robert-mcafee-house
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_robert-mcafee-house
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
