Clisby Austin House - GHM 155-25 - Whitfield Co., GA
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N 34° 50.406 W 085° 02.589
16S E 678924 N 3857056
Clisby Austin House state historic marker located At railroad crossing at Oak St in Tunnel Hill, GA.
Waymark Code: WM6218
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2009
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Clisby Austin House
400 yds. S.E., at the big spring, is the brick residence known as the Austin house. May 7, 1864. The Federal forces, having seized Tunnel hill~ ~ their first movement in the campaign for Atlanta ~ Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman had headquarters at the Austin house, until May 12. While here, Sherman learned that McPherson´s forces had failed to cut the R.R. at Resaca, after seizing Snake Creek Gap ~ May 9, whereupon the attempts at Rocky Face, Crow Valley & Mill creek Gap, were dropped & all Federal units but the 4th A.c., Stoneman´s & McCook´s cav., were shifted May 12, to the Resaca front via Villanow and Snake Creek Gap.
GHM 155-25 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISION 1954
Clisby Austin House