The Wm. Nickols House
![Hardee´s Corps [CS] marched by this road to points S. of New Hope Ch., from Stegall´s Station (Emerson) May 23, 24, 1864. Hood´s Corps [CS] followed Hardee´s, May 24, 25, from Etowah River (at R....](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YKtJAL5uIG-yms-mI5LiMSV9ppHJvq9a6bFd-FoDmTTLxsD37ps-8Ff5IXMH1Ry3QHGWqGJA_OsfLazTUSBass_vkcRO)
Hardee´s Corps [CS] marched by this road to points S. of New Hope Ch., from Stegall´s Station (Emerson) May 23, 24, 1864.
Hood´s Corps [CS] followed Hardee´s, May 24, 25, from Etowah River (at R. R. Bridge), reaching New Hope ch. in time to check 20th A. C. [US] at that point. Hood´s Corps was rear guard of Johnston´s march to checkmate Sherman´s forces [US] moving toward Dallas, on roads westward to outflank Johnston´s position in the Allatoona mountains. Stewart´s Div. of Hood´s Corps camped at the Nickols farm night of May 24, 1864.
033-34 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1985
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.