Logan’s 15th Corps at Swaintown Marker

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Aragon in Polk County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Logan’s 15th Corps at Swaintown

By David Seibert, June 14, 2009

1. Logan’s 15th Corps at Swaintown Marker

Inscription. May 23, 1864. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan’s 15th A.C. [US], camped here at Euharlee Cr., on the site of old Swaintown while Maj. Gen. G.M. Dodge’s 16th A.C. [US] camped at Peek’s Spring one mile Northwest.

These two A.C., comprising McPherson’s Army of the Tennessee, had moved from Woolley’s Bridge, Etowah River, to this vicinity. The next day they marched by Van Wert toward Dallas, Paulding County.

May 25. Brig. Gen. J.C. Davis’ 2nd div., 14th A.C. [US], crossed Euharlee Creek here also enroute to Dallas.

Erected 1990 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 115-3.)

Location. 34° 2.38′ N, 85° 3.274′ W. Marker is in Aragon, Georgia, in Polk County. Marker is on Rome Highway (Georgia Route 101) 0 miles south of Creek Bank Road, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aragon GA 30104, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Davis & Dodge at Peek’s Spring (approx. 0.7 miles away); McPherson’s March to Dallas (approx. 2.8 miles away); Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge (approx. 10 miles away); Old Macedonia Church Organized 1847 (approx. 10.3 miles away); Raccoon Creek (approx. 11 miles away); Milam's Bridge (approx. 11.3 miles away); Old Burnt Hickory P.O. (approx. 11.5 miles away); Sterling Holloway (approx. 11.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Aragon.

By David Seibert, June 14, 2009

2. Logan’s 15th Corps at Swaintown Marker

Looking north on the Rome Highway (Ga 101)

More about this marker. This marker replaced an earlier marker with the same title, erected by the Georgia Historical Commission.

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 24, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 154 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. Submitted on June 24, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.