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...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/DAzVVNF7vmKWqBJ6_lmdOEJseoN86--4bNVHGGVQ_qMjFVS8rRU_QHOnuPExdnc3A2zvcDSuLPPg-6IQ7-YXB21pqYF7)
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 Johnston´s Smyrna - Ruff´s Mill line [CS].
Encountering the Georgia Militia, under Maj. Gen. Gustavus Smith & Gen. L. S. Ross´ cavalry, the Federals drove them eastward 1.25 miles. Blair´s troops intrenched here for the night. This action was coincident with 4th & 16th A. C. assaults on Johnston´s line at Smyrna & at Ruff´s Mill, some four miles N.E. on the old Concord Road.
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.