Summers House GHM 033-46, Cobb Co.
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GA Cacher
N 34° 00.656 W 084° 36.393
16S E 721025 N 3765951
Quick Description: Summers House State Historical Marker
Located on Ga. 293 about 1 mile south of Kennesaw
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2007 4:57:57 AM
Waymark Code: WM2CCR
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Long Description:
SUMMERS HOUSE
Ante-bellum res. of Thomas F. Summers (1812 - 1883), a land-mark
of
the advance of the left wing of Federal forces upon
Confederate positions on & near Kennesaw Mtn. -- June 1864.
June 9. Garrard's cav. [US] (dismounted), forced withdrawal
of
Benton's Mississippi Brigade [CS] from positions N. of
Big shanty, to a line at the Summers house -- later, to one
several hundred yds. S. at the Roberts farm.
This latter line became the 1st position of McPherson's
15th, 16th & 17th Corps [US] which were later shifted S.
to the Brushy Mtn. line. From June 9 to July 3, 25 dys.,
Federal & Confederate forces battled on a ten-mile front.
033-46 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954