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The Federal Attack on Hood’s Corps
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By David Seibert, July 4, 2009 | |
| | | 1. The Federal Attack on Hood’s Corps Marker | | |
Inscription. May 25, 1864. Brig. Gen. J.W. Geary’s (2d) div. 20th A.C. [US], deployed in dense woods, N.W., advanced toward this ridge at New Hope Ch. -- (5 p.m.) - supported on his right by Williams’ (1st) & on his left by Butterfield's (3d) divs. - the corps front astride this road.
Repeated assaults on Hood’s corps [CS], posted on this ridge (Stovall’s brigade on left; Clayton’s, center; Baker’s, right) failed to dislodge it after several hrs. of fighting.
Reinforced 20th corps assaults, May 26, were likewise devoid of results.
Erected 1953 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10-24.)
Location. 33° 57.526′ N, 84° 47.403′ W. Marker is in Dallas, Georgia, in Paulding County. Marker is on Unnamed cemetery road 0.1 miles north of Chester Harris Drive, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. The marker is located in the cemetery opposite the New Hope Baptist Church on Georgia Highway 381. The unnamed cemetery road runs from Chester Harris Drive to Old Cartersville Road. Marker is in this post office area: Dallas GA 30132, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. New Hope Battlefield (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); The March of Hardee’s Corps, May 23-25, 1864 (about 800 feet away); Polk’s March to Lost Mountain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of New Hope Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Atlanta Campaign (approx. 0.2 miles away); Johnston's Headquarters (approx. 0.7 miles away); Brown's Mill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Battle of Pickett’s Mill (approx. 1.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Dallas. | | | | 
By David Seibert, July 4, 2009 | |
| | | 2. The Federal Attack on Hood’s Corps Marker | | The road is the unnamed cemetery road; Old Cartersville Road is barely visible in the distance | | |
More about this marker. The number cast in the marker (10-24) is in error; it should be 110-24, for the county number. |
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By David Seibert, July 4, 2009 | |
| | | 3. The Federal Attack on Hood’s Corps Marker | | Located at the edge of the cemetery | | |
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By David Seibert, July 4, 2009 | |
| | | 4. The Federal Attack on Hood’s Corps Marker | | More of the cemetery | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on July 13, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 124 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. Submitted on July 13, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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