The 4th Corps at Vining's Station
![June 5, 1864*. When Johnston´s army [CS] withdrew from Smyrna to the river, Howard´s 4th A. C., and Baird´s div. (14th A.C.), [US] via highway and R. R. occupied Vining´s. Baird´s troops kept on...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bZHTBoNLcyT_gzOBeNrow2zbz3gVHo-XOdtUV20vtF71_0S4rl4wOUQEPGtKEK_9KozcAlCB3ZjPzGrxNRVtQZgXCAPz)
June 5, 1864*. When Johnston´s army [CS] withdrew from Smyrna to the river, Howard´s 4th A. C., and Baird´s div. (14th A.C.), [US] via highway and R. R. occupied Vining´s. Baird´s troops kept on down the R. R. until halted by Johnston´s River Line. 4th A.C. troops pursued the Confederate wagontrains, escorted by Wheeler´s Cav., toward the pontoon bridge at Pace´s Ferry where they crossed the river. Morgan´s 7th Ind. Battery [US] shelled the column from Vining´s Hill.
Also, from this eminence, Generals Sherman, Thomas and Baird, had their first view of Atlanta, across the Chattahoochee, 9.5 mi. S. E.
033-83 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1988
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.