West Armuchee Valley
Southward for several miles is the pleasant little valley of W. Armuchee Creek; Dick Ridge on the E; Taylor´s Ridge on the W.
Situated 3 mi. S. are Old Shiloh Ch. & the Wm. Little res. - where Maj. Gen. John B. Hood was taken from the field of Chickamauga to recover from a leg amputation. Sept. - Oct., 1863.
May 8, 1864. Maj. Gen. Grenville Dodge & the 16th A.C. marched E. on this road from Ship´s Gap - being joined enroute near Villanow by Maj. Gen. John A. Logan´s 15th A.C. These were Army of the Tenn. troops, commanded by Maj. Gen. J.B. McPherson - enroute to a surprise seizure of Snake Creek Gap near Resaca.
GHM 146-8 Georgia Historical Commission 1953
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.