- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Thames House historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Clayton County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clayton County, 33.54189, -84.35769
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Clark Howell Rd., west of Ga. 85
Text of marker: "THAMES HOUSE. Res. of Wm. Thames (1796-1892), pioneer citizen of Clayton, formerly Henry, County; veteran of the War of 1812; owner of a saw & grist mill on Flint River; pastor of Tanner's Church. Aug. 31, 1864. Troops of the Federal 23rd & 4th A. C., marching east from Red Oak, passed this house enroute to the Macon & Western (now the C. of Ga. R. R.) which was seized at points above & below Quick Station (Forest Park). This move severed the last of the railroads entering Atlanta & forced Gen. Hood [CS] to abandon the city - night of Sept. 1st. The seizure of the R. R. was coincident with the first of the two battles in Hardee's [CS] defense of Jonesboro. 031-18 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_thames-house
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_thames-house
- 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:
-
