Confederate Army Command Changed GHM 060-3
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N 33° 47.017 W 084° 25.086
16S E 739066 N 3741160
Confederate Army Command Changed GHM 060-3 Mead Paper Co, 950 West Marietta, Atlanta. Also a UDC monument of cannon balls.
Waymark Code: WM2BAY
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2007
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Confederate Army Command Changed
Near here the command and tactics of the
Confederate Army were changed July 18th 1864.
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman (Union) had been
trying for months to force Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston (CSA) to abandon delaying tactics and
and face overwhelming odds in open battle. Gen.
John Bell Hood took command of the Confederate Army
on the above date and darlingly went out to meet the
Union forces. Atlanta fell after bitter fighting. There are 55
original Confederate cannon balls in the adjacent U.D.C.
marker.
060- 03 1953
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 060 - 03
Date: 1953
Sponsor: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the marker, yourself at the marker, your gps at the marker, or anything specific to the text on the marker. And don't forget to enjoy your visit.