- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- The 4th Corps at Vining's Station historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1988
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Cobb County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Vinings, 33.86483, -84.46437
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Paces Ferry Rd. at the old railroad station in Vinings
Text of marker: "THE 4TH CORPS AT VINING'S STATION. June 5, 1864. When Johnston's army [CS] withdrew from Smyrna to the river, Howard's 4th A. C., and Baird's div.(14th A.C.), [US] via highway and R. R. occupied Vining's. Baird's troops kept on down the R. R. until halted by Johnston's River Line. 4th A.C. troops pursued the Confederate wagon trains, escorted by Wheeler's Cav., toward the pontoon bridge at Pace's Ferry where they crossed the river. Morgan's 7th Ind. Battery [US] shelled the column from Vining's Hill. Also, from this eminence, Generals Sherman, Thomas and Baird, had their first view of Atlanta, across the Chattahoochee, 9.5 mi. S. E. 033-83 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1988."
Ed. Note: This date is actually in error; it should be July 5. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_the-4th-corps-at-vinings-station
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_the-4th-corps-at-vinings-station
- 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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