Gen. J. D. Cox's Div. To Old Cross Keys
Maj. Gen. J. M. Schofield´s 23d A.C. having crossed the Chattahoochee July 8, 1864, remained near Isom´s Ferry until the 17th. On that day the Corp´s moved toward Sandy Springs (on Mt. Vernon Rd.). Hascall´s div. turned S (on Long Island Drive) to Mt. Paren Road.
Schofield, in person, with Cox´s div. passing Sandy Springs, turned S.E. at this point (on Johnson Bridge Rd.) & (via Chamblee Rd.) moved towards Nancy´s Creek & Old Cross Keys.
Late afternoon, Cox contacted Hascall´s div. at Burdett´s farm (Mt. Paren Rd.) & Dodge´s 16th A.C. approaching Old Cross Keys from Roswell.
GHM 060-12 - Georgia Historical Commission - 1954
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.