- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Site - Mason's Bridge 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: County Line (Old Stilesboro) Rd. at Allatoona Creek
Text of marker: "SITE - MASON'S BRIDGE. June 4, 1864. Ireland's (3d) Brigade, Geary's (2d) Div., 20th A. C., [US] seized, repaired & held Mason's Bridge, which had been wrecked by Confederate forces retreating eastward. June 6. The Army of the Cumberland, [US] commanded by Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas crossed Allatoona Creek here, enroute from Dallas - New Hope front in Paulding County to Kennesaw Mtn. environs. The Cumberland Army consisted of three Corps: 4th, 14th & 20th, which formed the center of Sherman's forces during the twenty-nine days of conflict - June 5, July 3 - in Cobb County. 033-29 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_site-masons-bridge
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_site-masons-bridge
- 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:
-
