Route of Polk's Corps
May 23d, 1864, Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk´s Corps, [CS] marching S. from Allatoona, camped at night in this vicinity enroute to Dallas in Paulding County via Lost Mountain.
This was the left wing of Johnston´s army [CS] which had crossed the Etowah River May 20, & remained at Allatoona until the 23d.
Learning that Sherman´s forces [US] had left Cassville & Kingston for Dallas, Johnston moved S. on parallel roads to checkmate the Federal flanking march Hood´s & Hardee´s Corps [CS] marched by the New Home road four miles west.
033-26 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953
This was the left wing of Johnston´s army [CS] which had crossed the Etowah River May 20, & remained at Allatoona until the 23d.
Learning that Sherman´s forces [US] had left Cassville & Kingston for Dallas, Johnston moved S. on parallel roads to checkmate the Federal flanking march Hood´s & Hardee´s Corps [CS] marched by the New Home road four miles west.
033-26 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.
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