The Hargrove House - GHM 033-88 – Cobb Co., GA
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N 33° 54.099 W 084° 28.801
16S E 733011 N 3754110
Ante-bellum residence of Asbury Hargrove 1809-1879 and Headquarters of Brig. Gen. Edward M. McCook, July 6 - 15, 1864.
Waymark Code: WM1Z0B
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2007
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THE HARGROVE HOUSE
Ante-bellum residence of Asbury Hargrove 1809-1879.
Headquarters of Brig. Gen. Edward M. McCook, July 6 - 15, 1864.
McCook's (1st) div. (Dorr's & Lamson's brigades), Elliott's Cav. Corps (Army of the Cumberland) [US], was posted here to patrol the Chattahoochee between Rottenwood Cr. (S.) & Roswell (N.). McCook's horsemen served as a screen, behind which the 23d & 4th Corps moved to crossings at the mouth of Soap Cr. & at Power's Fy.
July 15. McCook's cav. left Hargrove's to patrol the river, on the Cobb Co. side, above & below the State R. R. (at Bolton) until the 22d.
GHM 033-88 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954
Located on the east side of Windy Hill at 2500 Windy Hill Rd. between U.S. 41 and I-75.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: GHM 033-88
Date: 1954
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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