Battle of Allatoona-GHM 008-41-Bartow Co
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N 34° 09.938 W 084° 43.784
16S E 709266 N 3782850
At the Allatoona Dam overlook, end of Ga 20 Spur near resource managers office.
Waymark Code: WM828T
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2010
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After the fall of Atlanta, hoping Sherman would follow; Hood moved his Confederate army north, sending French´s Division to fill the railroad cut at Allatoona, and burn the railroad bridge over the Etowah River, to hamper Sherman´s movements.
French found Course with 2,000 men entrenched on the ridge guarding military stores, with his 3,000 he attacked on October 5, 1864. The fight was costly but indecisive. French lost 799, Corse 706 men. French, not risking an all-out attack, withdrew before aid reached Corse.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 008-41
Date: 1956
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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