On Heards Drive, 0.2 miles west of Heards Ferry Road, on the left when traveling west.
Chattahoochee River, at mouth of Soap Cr., .75 mi. N.W., operated in the 1860`s by James Isom. Federal Army records cite it variously as Isham's Ford or Fy., Phillip's Fy., Cavalry Fd. The first of the Federal troops to pass the river was Cox`s . . . — — Map (db m9583) HM
On Sandy Springs Circle near Hildebrand Drive NE, on the right when traveling north.
This community is named for the natural springs bubbling up through clear white sand in the meadow below. The Springs were a Cherokee and Creek Indian campsite which became the property of the orphans of John Medows of Henry County in the 1821 Land . . . — — Map (db m9544) HM
On Mount Vernon Highway at Long Island Drive NW, on the right when traveling east on Mount Vernon Highway.
July 17, 1864. Schofield’s 23d A.C. left its river positions near Isom’s ferry on a march designed to gain the N.E. sector of the final approach to Atlanta by Federal forces. Cox’s (3d) div continued to Sandy Springs on this road where a rt. turn . . . — — Map (db m22964) HM
On Mount Vernon Highway at Old Powers Ferry Road, on the left when traveling east on Mount Vernon Highway.
Howard’s 4th A.C. was aligned along this ridge (Mt. Vernon Rd.) from a point .5 mi. N.E. of Crossroads Ch. to 1.5 mi. S.W.. at the river. These troops reached this ridge July 12, 13, 1864, having crossed the Chattahoochee at Power’s & Isom’s . . . — — Map (db m10818) HM
On River Chase Point, 0.1 miles west of River Chase Circle, in the median.
This battery was one of several cavalry outposts maintained by Wheeler's Cavalry (CS) to watch the ferries and fords along the Chattahoochee River in 1864. The battery position consisted of a single piece of light artillery protected by strong . . . — — Map (db m9553) HM
On Mount Vernon Highway at Johnson Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east on Mount Vernon Highway.
Maj. Gen. J. M. Schofield`s 23d A.C. (US) having crossed the Chattahoochee July 8, 1864, remained near Isom`s Ferry until the 17th. On that day the corps moved toward Sandy Springs (on Mt. Vernon Rd.). Hascall`s div. turned S. (on Long Island Drive) . . . — — Map (db m10819) HM
On Mount Paran Road NW at Long Island Drive NW, on the right when traveling east on Mount Paran Road NW.
Brig. Gen. Milo Hascall’s (2d) div., 23d A. C., having crossed the Chattahoochee River at Isom’s Ferry (mouth of Soap Cr.), July 8, 1864, reached this point, evening July 17. This date marked the initial Federal moves upon Atlanta. Hascall’s march . . . — — Map (db m17861) HM
On Johnson Ferry Road NE, 0.1 miles west of Hollis Cobb Circle, on the right when traveling west.
July 17, 1864. Gen. J. D. Cox’s 23d A.C. [US], enroute from Isom's Ferry via Mt. Vernon Rd., turned S.E. at Sandy Springs & followed a rural trail (now Johnson’s Ferry and Chamblee roads) to & beyond Nancy’s Creek in DeKalb Co. Cox’s div. was . . . — — Map (db m16424) HM
On Hightower Trail, 0.1 miles west of Huntcliff Trace, on the right when traveling west.
Hightower (Etowah) Trail, one of the best marked Indian trails in Georgia, and a main road along which many settlers built their homes until the 1840’s, crossed this highway near here on its way to a nearby ford on the Chattahoochee River. A . . . — — Map (db m33435) HM
On Mount Vernon Highway NW at Northside Drive NW, on the right when traveling west on Mount Vernon Highway NW.
These troops [US], having crossed the river at & near Power’s Ferry July 12, 13, 1864, occupied an intrenched line on this ridge facing S.E. until the 18th ~ the rt. resting on the river, the left near Crossroads Church. Stanley’s & Newton’s men . . . — — Map (db m17848) HM
On Powers Ferry Road NW at Mount Paran Road NW, on the right when traveling north on Powers Ferry Road NW.
July 18, 1864. Howard’s 4th A.C. left Crossroads Ch 4:30 A.M., Newton’s div leading, followed by Stanley’s & Wood’s. Just below Mt. Paran Rd. Newton’s column was assailed by Williams’ Kentucky Brigade of Wheeler’s cav., which opposed the Federals . . . — — Map (db m17852) HM
On Roberts Drive at Spalding Drive, on the left when traveling north on Roberts Drive.
July 17, 1864. The three Federal armies, commanded by Gen. W. T. Sherman, having crossed the Chattahoochee River at Soap Creek, at Power’s & Pace’s ferries, & at Shallow Ford near Roswell, began the move toward Atlanta on a wide front, designed to . . . — — Map (db m245226) HM
On Sandy Springs Circle at Sandy Springs Place, on the right when traveling north on Sandy Springs Circle.
Sandy Springs, Georgia, the unincorporated community just north of Atlanta, began a 30-year campaign for incorporation when the City of Atlanta tried to annex the area in the 1970s. The Committee for Sandy Springs formed in 1975 to incorporate Sandy . . . — — Map (db m53430) HM
On Mount Vernon Highway at Heards Ferry Road, on the left when traveling west on Mount Vernon Highway.
Schofield’s 23rd A.C., the first of the Federal forces to cross the Chattahoochee River at Isom’s Ferry on July 8, remained on this ridge from July 8 to 17, 1864. On the 17th the corps began its march to make contact with McPherson’s Army of the . . . — — Map (db m10525) HM
