- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Route of Polk's Corps historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- 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: Acworth-Due West Rd. at Old Stilesboro Rd.
Text of marker: "ROUTE OF POLK'S CORPS. May 23d, 1864, Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk's Corps, [CS] marching S. from Allatoona, camped at night in this vicinity enroute to Dallas in Paulding County via Lost Mountain. This was the left wing of Johnston's army [CS] which had crossed the Etowah River May 20, & remained at Allatoona until the 23d. Learning that Sherman's forces [US] had left Cassville & Kingston for Dallas, Johnston moved S. on parallel roads to checkmate the Federal flanking march - Hood's & Hardee's Corps [CS] marched by the New Hope road four miles west. 033-26 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_route-of-polks-corps
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_route-of-polks-corps
- 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:
-
