Palmer's & Hooker's A.C. cross the Chattahoochee – GHM 060-24B – Fulton Co., GA
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N 33° 51.461 W 084° 27.106
16S E 735745 N 3749298
July 17. 1864. Wood's 4th A.C. div. moved S. to this point from Power's Fy. (3 mi. N.) to cover the crossing of Palmer's 14th A.C. Hooker's 20th, followed the 14th on the 2 pontoon bridges at the site of old Pace's Ferry, a short distance above the present bridge.
Waymark Code: WM2476
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2007
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PALMER'S & HOOKER'S A.C. CROSS THE CHATTAHOOCHEE
July 17. 1864. Wood's 4th A.C. div. moved S. to this point from Power's Fy. (3 mi. N.) to cover the crossing of Palmer's 14th A.C. Hooker's 20th, followed the 14th on the 2 pontoon bridges at the site of old Pace's Ferry, a short distance above the present bridge.
Aug. 26. Most of Sherman's forces having been shifted from the Atlanta front to Jonesboro, the 20th A.C. was posted along the river to guard bridges. Geary's 2nd div. was in this sector -- Ireland's brigade astride the road. Here, Aug. 27, Gen. Henry W. Slocum took over the command of the 20th Corps
GHM 060-24B - GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER - 1988
Located on the south side of West Paces Ferry Road. at River Forest Road in Atlanta GA.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 060-24B
Date: 1988
Sponsor: Not listed
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