20th Corps Detours to New Hope Church Marker

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Near Dallas in Paulding County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

20th Corps Detours to New Hope Church

By David Seibert, April 16, 2005

1. 20th Corps Detours to New Hope Church Marker

Inscription. One-half mile E. the old road from Burnt Hickory to Dallas joined one leading E., via Pumpkin Vine Bridge, near Owen's Mill, to New Hope Church. May 25, 1864: Geary's (2d), followed by William's (1st) div., 20th A.C. [US], turned E. when assailed by outposts of Hood's A.C. [CS] which had reached New Hope from Allatoona.

Pressing forward and reinforced by 4th and 23rd A.C., [US] Geary's div. assaulted the entrenched line of Hood's A.C. posted in and near the cemetery at New Hope Church - a battle fought in rain and thunderstorm.

Erected 1985 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 110-4.)

Location. 33° 58.451′ N, 84° 51.69′ W. Marker is near Dallas, Georgia, in Paulding County. Marker is at the intersection of Cartersville Highway (Georgia Route 61) and High Shoals Road / Shady Grove Church Road, on the right when traveling north on Cartersville Highway. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dallas GA 30132, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Davis' Div. at Dallas (approx. 3.3 miles away); Old Burnt Hickory P.O. (approx. 3.4 miles away); Paulding County (approx. 3.7 miles away); Dallas - New Hope Line (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Orphan Brigade at Dallas (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Federal Attack on Hood’s Corps (approx. 4.2 miles away); New Hope Battlefield (approx. 4.2 miles away); The March of Hardee’s Corps, May 23-25, 1864 (approx. 4.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Dallas.

By David Seibert, June 14, 2009

2. 20th Corps Detours to New Hope Church Marker

The view is from Shady Church Grove Road, at the intersection with Cartersville Highway (GA Highway 61).

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 10, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 440 times since then. Last updated on June 24, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1. Submitted on November 10, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. Submitted on June 24, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.