Oakton
![Ante-bellum residence of John R. Wilder. June 19, 1864. Johnston´s Army of Tennessee [CS] withdrew to its Kennesaw line -- Polk´s A. C. (under Loring), posted on the mountain; Hardee´s, extending...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mK-OnUErx2xOytj1R0-FmOMRA4aw3NCulVv_xLdSQmmknyHLIxOi5wuelPIr7pBYUun10MbDJFQWAFgQF6qJtsVpXRQ)
Ante-bellum residence of John R. Wilder.
June 19, 1864. Johnston´s Army of Tennessee [CS] withdrew to its Kennesaw line -- Polk´s A. C. (under Loring), posted on the mountain; Hardee´s, extending S. from Loring´s left, prolonged the line beyond Cheatham Hill; Hood´s corps on Loring´s right, prolonged the line E. to the Canton road, where it was supported by Wheeler´s cav. -- the extreme right of the army.
June 21, Hood´s A. C. was shifted to the left, of Hardee´s line [CS] prolonging it to & S. of Powder Springs rd., leaving Wheeler to guard the rt. flank. Maj. Gen. W. W. Loring had his headquarters at "Oakton", the Wilder house.
033-50 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.