The Mitchell House - GHM 033-067 - Cobb Co., GA
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N 33° 48.673 W 084° 34.313
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The Mitchell House state historic marker located on Ga 139 southeast of Mableton at Old Alabama Road.
Waymark Code: WM45BD
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2008
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The Mitchell House
Ante-bellum res. of Wiley Martin Mitchell
1800 - 1857
Cited in Official Records of the Atlanta Campaign, 1864, as the "Widow Mitchell" house. A key position of the Federal right wing in military operations on the Sandtown rd. during the retreat of Johnston's forces S. from Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee River. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee [US] occupied this intersection of the Sandtown & Turner's Ferry roads, July 5-9. From this strategic position, demonstrations made toward crossings at & below Turner's Ferry, signified an intention to outflank Johnston's River line [CS].
033-67 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954