Confederate Defense of Mill Creek Gap Marker

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Rocky Face in Whitfield County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Confederate Defense of Mill Creek Gap

By David Seibert, May 21, 2009

1. Confederate Defense of Mill Creek Gap Marker

Inscription. Feb. 25, 1864. Stewart’s and Breckinridge’s divs. in the gap, repulsed the attacks of the Federal 14th A.C., from the N.W., while Hindman's A.C. drove back Cruft's and Bard’s divs. in Crow Valley E. of Rocky Face Ridge and N. of the R.R.

May 8-9. Attempts by 14th A.C. troops from the W. were resisted by Stewart’s and Bates divs. posted in and on both slopes of the gap -- a further protection, the impounded waters of Mill Creek. Cheatham's div. on summit of Rocky Face N. of the creek, together with Hood’s A.C. aligned on the slope and across Crow Valley E. of it, repelled attacks by the 4th and 23rd Corps.

Erected 1989 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 155-14.)

Location. 34° 48.245′ N, 85° 1.477′ W. Marker is in Rocky Face, Georgia, in Whitfield County. Marker is on Chattanooga Road (U.S. 41) 0.1 miles east of Old Chattanooga Road, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker stands in front of a gas station/convenience store ("Kangaroo" brand in 2009). Marker is in this post office area: Rocky Face GA 30740, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Mill Creek Gap (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); The Flooded Gap (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Mill Creek Gap (approx. 0.7 miles away); Atlanta Campaign (approx. 0.7 miles away); George Disney's Grave (approx. 0.8 miles away); Stevenson's Line (approx. 2.2 miles away); Site: Ault's Mill (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Excavation (approx. 2.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Rocky Face.

By David Seibert, May 21, 2009

2. Confederate Defense of Mill Creek Gap Marker

By David Seibert, May 21, 2009

3. Confederate Defense of Mill Creek Gap Marker

Looking east toward Mill Creek Gap from the marker. Mill Creek Gap is a natural gap in Rocky Face Mountain; during the Civil War Mill Creek, the railroad tracks, and the Chattanooga Wagon Road all passed through the gap.