Polk's March to Lost Mountain - Paulding County
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Polk's March to Lost Mountain State Historical Marker
Located at New Hope Baptist Church in New Hope, Ga.
Waymark Code: WM296Z
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2007
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POLK'S MARCH TO LOST MOUNTAIN
June 4, 1864. The embattled forces of Gen. J. E. Johnston's army,
[Confed.] having confronted Sherman's army [Union]
on the Dallas-New Hope Church front, since May 25, abandoned the
position & shifted eastward because of Sherman's movement
back to the State R.R.
Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk's corps [Confed.] held the center of
Johnston's line, at New Hope Church, & in the withdrawal E.
from this sector marched by this road toward Lost Mountain,
the imposing peak of which is visible from this marker.
110-18 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953