BATTLE OF KOLB'S FARM JUNE 22, 1864-GHM-033-11-COBB CO.,GA
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N 33° 54.342 W 084° 36.262
16S E 721500 N 3754284
Located at Powder Springs Rd at Ga 360 at Mt Zion Church
Waymark Code: WM2Y5X
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2008
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BATTLE OF KOLB'S FARM
June 22, 1864
Hascall's (2d) Div., 23d A.C., via Manning's Mill, reached Kolb's schoolhouse (site of Mt. Zion Ch.) 2 p.m. & joined its left to right of Williams' (1st) Div., 20th A.C. [US] at the McAdoo - Oatman house on Powder Springs Rd.
Hascall placed 3 brigades on high ground S. E. of the road. Skirmishers, supported by the 14th Ky., [US] seized a ridge E. of the Valentine Kolb house and stubbornly held it until forced to withdraw.
The left of Stevenson's Div., Confederate, after dislodging 14th Ky., advanced toward Hascall's line but were driven back.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 033-11
Date: 1952
Sponsor: Not listed
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