The Mitchell House
Ante-bellum res. of Wiley Martin Mitchell
1800 - 1857
Cited in Official Records of the Atlanta Campaign, 1864, as the "Widow Mitchell" house. A key position of the Federal right wing in military operations on the Sandtown rd. during the retreat of Johnston´s forces S. from Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee River. McPherson´s Army of the Tennessee [US] occupied this intersection of the Sandtown & Turner´s Ferry roads, July 5-9. From this strategic position, demonstrations made toward crossings at & below Turner´s Ferry, signified an intention to outflank Johnston´s River line [CS].
033-67 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.