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Site: Hardy Pace's Res., Howard's Headquarters

Hardy Pace (1785-1864), operated the Chattahoochee River ferry at site of bridge where Pace´s Ferry rd. crosses. Federal forces occupied Vining´s Station, July 5-17, 1864, while preparing to...

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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...

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23d Army Corps to Soap Creek

July 6, 1864. Schofield´s Federal 23d A.C. having been shifted N.E. from Sandtown Rd. (at Floyd Station), camped at Smyrna. Resuming the march, July 7, it traversed only 2 mi. (to this...

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The March of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee to Roswell

Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson´s troops, the right flank of Sherman´s forces [US] operating at Chattahoochee River crossings S. of Kennesaw Mtn., were shifted to up-river crossings at Roswell after...

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Here Johnston's River Line Crossed the Road

July 5, 1864. Gen. J.E. Johnston´s Army of Tenn. [CS] withdrew from the Smyrna-Ruff´s Mill line to formidable field-works which crossed the rd. at this point. The left of the line was at...

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The Alexander Eaton House: Hood's Headquarters

S. on this rd., .8 mi. stands the ante-bellum residence of Alexander Eaton (1809-1905). July 3, 4, 5, 1864, the intrenched lines of Gen. John B. Hood´s A.C. [CS] extended along the rd. from...

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Battle of Smyrna

July 3, 1864. Gen. J. E. Johnston´s army [CS] withdrew from Kennesaw Mtn. & occupied a double line of field-works which crossed the R. R. at old Smyrna Camp Ground, facing N. W. Loring´s A. C. was...

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Smyrna-Ruff's Mill Confederate Line

July 3, 1864. Johnston´s army, retreating from Kennesaw, took position in a double line of breastworks, prepared in advance, along this rd. -- the right, E. of the State R.R.; the left...

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Hood's Corps at Battle of Ruff's Mill

When Johnston´s forces [CS] withdrew from Kennesaw Mtn., July 3, 1864, they occupied a double line of field works extending from Smyrna S. W. to Nickajack Creek at Dodgen´s Mill, more or...

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Battle of Ruff's Mill

July 4, 1864. Early a.m., Brig. Gen. John Fuller´s brigade, 4th div., 16th A. C. [US] moved 1 mi. E. from the Nickajack Cr. Bridge, Concord Rd., to ascertain the strength of Hood´s A. C....

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The March to Soap Creek

Schofield´s 23d A. C. [US] marked time in this vicinity while McPherson´s Army of the Tenn. [US] made demonstrations at Chattahoochee ferries below Johnston´s River Line [CS] -- indicating,...

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Johnston's River Line

July, 1864, a heavy, intrenched line of field works, from the mouth of Nickajack Cr. (.8 mi. S. W.) extended N. E. to a point 1 mi. above State R. R. bridge. This line, prepared in advance,...

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Federals Halted by Johnston's River Line

July 5, 1864. Gresham´s 4th div., on this rd. and Leggett´s 3d (17 A. C.), with Stoneman´s cav. [US] on Howell´s Fy. Rd. S. of it, drove the Ga. Militia and Ross´ cav. E. across Nickajack...

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Georgia Militia on Turner's Ferry Road

Gen. Gustavus W. Smith´s Georgia Militia & Gen. L. S. Ross´ cav., driven E. to this point from Sandtown rd. (at Mableton), July 4, 1864, was again assailed by the 17th A. C. [US] July 5. Gresham´s...

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Advance of the 17th A.C. Toward the River

July 4, 1864. Maj. Gen. F. P. Blair´s 17th A. C. of McPherson´s Army of the Tennessee & Stoneman´s cavalry [US], moved from Sandtown rd. E. of this, the old Turner´s Ferry rd. to outflank...

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Toward the River

During the 5 days when Army of the Tennessee headquarters were here, the troops of the 15th & 17th A. C. [US] were posted on a ridge just W. of Nickajack Creek, facing the left of Johnston´s River...

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The Mitchell House

Ante-bellum res. of Wiley Martin Mitchell 1800 - 1857 Cited in Official Records of the Atlanta Campaign, 1864, as the "Widow Mitchell" house. A key position of the Federal right wing in...

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Turner's, Howell's Baker's & Sandtown Ferries

This, the old Sandtown Road was the route of McPherson´s Army of the Tennessee [US], south to the Mitchell house, July 5, 1864. From Mitchell´s, an old road ran east to the Chattahoochee River...

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The Mable House

Ante-bellum res. of Robert Mable (1803-1885). July 3, 1864, Maj. Gen. F.P. Blair´s 17th A.C., of McPherson´s Army of the Tenn. [US], having marched from Kennesaw Mtn., via Sandtown rd.,...

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The Extended Right

July 3, 1864. Concurrent with Johnston´s evacuation of his Kennesaw Mtn. line [CS], McPherson´s Army of the Tenn. [UD] was shifted to the rt. of Sherman´s forces & via Sandtown rd. reached this...

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