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

20th Corps Detours to New Hope Church

Photographed 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 25, 1864.

Location. 33° 58.451′ N, 84° 51.69′ W. Marker is near Dallas, Georgia, in Paulding County. It 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. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dallas GA 30132, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Davis' Div. at Dallas (approx. 3.3 miles away); Old Burnt Hickory P.O.

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(approx. 3.4 miles away); A. Lafayette Bartlett (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Orphan Brigade (approx. 3.7 miles away); Paulding County (approx. 3.7 miles away); Dallas - New Hope Line (approx. 3.7 miles away); Dallas (approx. 3.9 miles away); Army of the Tenn. At Dallas (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dallas.

Photographed 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 was last revised on October 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 4,813 times since then and 72 times this year. 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.