- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- The River Patrol & Cochran's Ford 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: Chattahoochee Recreation Area parking area just north of I-285 crossing of river
Text of marker: "THE RIVER PATROL & COCHRAN'S FORD. Pending Federal crossings of the Chattahoochee, Gen. E. M. McCook's cav. div. [US] screened 4th and 23d Corps movements to fords and ferries in this vicinity, July 6, 15, 1864. July 7, Brownlow's 1st Tennessee reg't., Dorr's brigade (McCook's cav.) seized the upper island near Power's Ferry, as an observation point. July 9, Col. Dorr, with a detachment, crossed at the mouth of Soap Cr., 3 mi. N. (Schofield's crossing, July 8), to scout the country below. Another detachment crossed at Cochran's Ford (1.25 mi. S. of Soap Cr.), as a support. Dismounted, carrying guns and cartridges aloft, they waded the deep stream, wearing nothing but hats. 033-89 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1989" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_the-river-patrol-cochrans-ford
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_the-river-patrol-cochrans-ford
- 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:
-
