- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Site: Cobb's Mill historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--DeKalb County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: 1510 Key Rd. at Intrenchment Creek Water Plant just east of Atlanta city limits
Text of marker: "SITE: COBB'S MILL. On the E. side of Intrenchment Creek, just above the bridge, stood a grist mill operated by William Cobb, a DeKalb County pioneer. The mill was a notable landmark in the movement of Confederate forces to the field of the Battle of Atlanta, fought July 22, 1864. Hardee's Corps, [CSA] consisting of 4 divs., made a 15-mi. night march from Atlanta, via McDonough & Fayetteville roads, to gain the rear of McPherson's Army of the Tenn. in E. Atlanta. Hardee's troops reached Cobb's Mill at dawn, where a halt was made to procure guides. Wheeler's Cav. [CSA] rode with the column, enroute to Decatur to seize McPherson's wagon trains. 044-58 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_site-cobbs-mill
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_site-cobbs-mill
- 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:
-
