Site: Colley House-Hood's H'dq'rs - GHM 110-23 - Paulding Co., GA
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Site: Colley House-Hood's Headquarters historic marker located at Ga 360 at Maxwell Rd, just east of Ga 92.
Waymark Code: WM3J5E
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GA Cacher
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Site: Colley House-Hood's H'dq'rs


Oct. 3-6, 1864. Lt. Gen. John B. Hood [CSA] had h’dq’rs at the Colley house which stood 500 ft. N. of this marker.

Hood, enroute with his army to Tennessee, after the fall of Atlanta, marked time in this vicinity while Stewart’s A. C. wrecked the State R. R. between Marietta & the Etowah River- a noted episode being French’s [CSA] attempt to capture the Federal garrison at Allatoona-Oct. 5.

Oct. 6, Hood’s forces resumed march to Dallas, Van Wert, Cedartown, Cave Spring, ~ to battle and defeat at Nashville.

110-23 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953

Type of Marker: Highway

Marker #: GHM 110-23

Date: 1953

Sponsor: Not listed
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