- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Site: Wm. Moss House 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: Concord Road at Westfield Road
Text of marker: "SITE: WM. MOSS HOUSE. The stalemate on the Kennesaw Mtn. front was broken when the rt. wing of Sherman's forces was extended S. on the old Sandtown road to this point. This eventuated July 1, 1864, when Brig. Gen. Milo S. Hascall's (2d) div., 23d A. C. [US] moved to this strategic position which threatened Johnston's lines [CS] of communication & retreat - the State R. R. & highways E. of here & S. of Kennesaw Mountain. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee [US] joined the 23d A. C. here, July 2d & 3d. The 15th & 16th A.C. moved E. to Nickajack Creek & the 17th moved S. toward the Chattahoochee River. 033-63 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_site-wm.-moss-house
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_site-wm
- 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:
-
