Site~ Mason's Bridge-GHM-033-29-Cobb, Co.,GA
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N 34° 01.288 W 084° 42.522
16S E 711564 N 3766903
Located on on County Line (Old Stilesboro ) Rd. at Allatoona Creek
Waymark Code: WM33FF
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2008
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SITE - MASON'S BRIDGE
June 4, 1864. Ireland's (3d) Brigade, Geary's (2d) div., 20th A. C., [US] seized, repaired & held Mason's Bridge, which had been wrecked by Confederate forces retreating eastward.
June 6. The Army of the Cumberland, [US] commanded by Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas crossed Allatoona Creek here, enroute from Dallas - New Hope front in Paulding County to Kennesaw Mtn. environs.
The Cumberland Army consisted of three Corps: 4th, 14th & 20th, which formed the center of Sherman's forces during the twenty-nine days of conflict -- June 5, July 3 -- in Cobb County
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 033-29
Date: 1953
Sponsor: Not listed
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