- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Snake Creek Gap historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Gordon County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Gordon County, 34.50336, -84.87575
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 136, 7 miles west of I-75, just north of junction of Ga. 136 and Ga. 136C
Text of marker: "SNAKE CREEK GAP. May 8, 1864. McPherson's 15th and 16th Corps [USA] seized Snake Creek Gap. On the 9th, attempting to destroy the R. R. at Resaca (defended by Cantey's Div. of Polk's Corps), [CSA] McPherson was forced to withdraw to the mouth of the gap where he intrenched. This was the beginning of Sherman's [USA] move to outflank Johnston's forces [CSA] at Dalton. May 13-14, Sherman moved the 14th, 20th, & 23d Corps [USA] through the gap & together with McPherson's troops, advanced toward Resaca - the 4th Corps [USA] marching due S. from Dalton. On the 14th began the two-day battle of Resaca. 064-8 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_snake-creek-gap
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_snake-creek-gap
- 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:
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