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Cross Roads Church

One tenth mi. W. at the intersection of the old Dallas-Acworth & Burnt Hickory rds. - a key point of Federal military operations at New Hope Church & Dallas. May 25- June 5, 1864. Hardee´s &...

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The Federal Attack on Hood's Corps

May 25, 1864. Brig. Gen. .W. Geary´s (2d) div. 20th A.C. [Federal], deployed in dense woods, N.W., advanced toward this ridge at New Hope Ch. - (5 p.m.) - supported on his right by Williams´ (1st)...

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Site: Colley House- Hood's H'dq'rs

Oct. 3-6, 1864. Lt. Gen. John B. Hood [CSA] had h´dq´rs at the Colley house which stood 500 ft. N. of this marker. Hood, enroute with his army to Tennessee, after the fall of Atlanta, marked...

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George Darby House- Clebourne's H'dq'rs

May 25, 1864. Maj, Gen P R Cleburne´s div. marched with Hardee´s A.C. from New Hope Church May 24th to Power Springs. These troops, the left flank of Johnson´s Army, marched S.E. to find the...

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Henry Lester House

May 24, 25, 1864. Hardee´s corps. of Gen. J. E. Johnston´s army [Confederate] having marched on the 23d from Stegall´s Station (Emerson), passed this way to Powder Springs, where it camped until 3...

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Polk's Corps at Dallas and New Hope Church

Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk´s corps which had moved from Allatoona as left flank of Johnston´s army [CSA] via Lost Mtn. & Mt. Tabor Ch.~reached this vicinity May 24, 1864. After return of Hardee´s A.C....

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Sligh's Mill, Pottery & Tanyard

Noted crossroads settlement of the 1860´s. Schofield´s 23rd corps [Federal], marching from Milam´s Bridge (Etowah River) camped here May 24-25, 1864. This corps was the rear & left guard of...

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Site: Robertson House

May 24, 25, 1964. Lt. Gen. Win. J. Hardee [CSA] maintained h´dq´rs here during operations of his command in this sector, incident to finding the position of McPherson´s Army of the Tenn....

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Polk's March to Lost Mountain

June 4, 1864. The embattled forces of Gen. J. E. Johnston´s army, [Confed.] having confronted Sherman´s army [Union] on the Dallas-New Hope Church front, since May 25, abandoned the position &...

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Johnston's Headquarters

During the fighting at Dallas, New Hope Church, Pickett´s Mill & elsewhere along the opposing Confederate & Federal lines, General J. E. Johnston [Confederate] had h´dq´rs at the Wm. Wigley house...

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The March of Hardee's Corps, May 23-25, 1864

Lt. Gen. Hardee´s A.C. [CSA], having marched from Stegall´s Station (Emerson) near the Etowah River & camped at the Dr. Smith house, May 23d, passed New Hope Church on the 24th, enroute to the...

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The Orphan Brigade at Dallas

May 28, 1864. On ridge W., were the intrenched Lines of the 1st div., 15th A.C. & the 2d div., 16th A.C. [USA]; beyond the ravine E., the lines of Bates div. Of Hardee´s corps [CSA]....

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Federal Line

Here, the intrenched line held by Maj. Gen. J. B. McPherson´s Army of the Tenn. [Federal] crossed the road; erected & occupied May 26 & abounded June 1, 1864. These troops were the right...

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Confederate Line

Here, the intrenched line held by Gen. J. E. Johnston´s forces [Confederate] during the fighting on the Dallas-New Hope Ch. front, crossed the road; line erected & occupied May 26 & abandoned June...

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Left of the Confederate Line

Hardee´s A.C. was on the left of General J.E. Johnston´s line [CSA]~Dallas~New Hope front. May 26~June 4, 1864. Dallas was the southern~most objective of Federal forces in their flanking march...

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Hardee's Hood's & French's Headquarters

Site of Dr. Agustus Smith house,1864. May 23: Gen. Wm. J. Hardee´s headquarters during the march of his Corps from Stegall´s Station (Emerson) to points south. May 24: Gen. John B. Hood spent...

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Howard's Covered Bridge

Built in 1904-05 to replace an earlier structure, this bridge bears the name of a pioneer family who settled near Big Cloud´s Creek in the late 1700s. Constructed in the Town lattice design...

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Cloud's Creek Baptist Church

In 1785, following the Revolutionary War, pioneers from North Carolina -- including the Hendons, Hartsfields, Standifers, Johnsons, Lawrences, and Olives -- settled near Big Cloud´s Creek on...

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Site of Popes Chapel

Site of Popes Chapel 1799 – 1860 On Land owned by Burwell Pope Established is a church by 1799 from a Methodist society in the home of Burwell Pope 1751 – 1800. 3/10 Mi. SW or the home of...

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Site of Millstone Creek Community

(Side 1) Site of Millstone Creek Community Goosepond Militia District Oglethrope Co. (Originally Wilkes Co.) Settled in 1784 by Virginians who came with Colonel George Mathews to the Broad River...

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