Milam's Bridge
![The covered structure over the Etowah here, was burned by Jackson´s [CSA] Cav. May 21, 1864, the day after Johnston´s [CSA] passage of the river at State R.R. Bridge. May 23rd, the 2 pontoon...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/X8a2Vcw2n8g-5isRaXxXkczAkF0QTbxj0AI10ECwN1rt1OykLogK5NVEIhaOPMstDiLMnfVpcH_tVlGL2-3npoMGqq4)
The covered structure over the Etowah here, was burned by Jackson´s [CSA] Cav. May 21, 1864, the day after Johnston´s [CSA] passage of the river at State R.R. Bridge.
May 23rd, the 2 pontoon bridges intended for the passage of Schofield´s 23d A.C. [USA] were usurped by the 20th A.C.[USA] (mistakenly diverted from Gillem´s bridge) and the 23d A.C. did not cross until the 24th.
This and crossings lower down were on Federal routes from Kingston & Cassville toward Dallas, Paulding Co. Sherman called the Etowah "The Rubicon of Georgia."
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.