Davis' Div. at Dallas - Paulding County
Posted by: GA Cacher
N 33° 55.745 W 084° 50.630
16S E 699300 N 3756386
Davis' Div. at Dallas Ga 61 (N. Confederate Ave) at Polk Ave, Dallas
Waymark Code: WM293X
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2007
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Davis' Division at Dallas
May 26th, 1864. Brigadier General J C Davis(2d) 14th A.C.
reached Dallas on this road from Bishops Bridge ( Pumpkin Vine Cr).
These troops left Resaca, Gordon County May 16th and marched
to Rome via a route W. of the Oosatnaula River. Leaving Rome, May 24th
the command moved by Peek's Spring(at Aragon), to Van Wert, where
a road E. lead via Bishop's Bridge to Dallas.
Entering the town Davis' div.marched E. to the
New Hope Church Road ( State Highway 92) & established
an entrenched line on the left of McPherson's Army of Tennessee.