Federal Right Wing - GHM 060-25B - Fulton Co., GA
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N 33° 51.249 W 084° 26.274
16S E 737038 N 3748938
The right wing of the Army of the Cumberland 14th and 20th A.C. was also the rt. of Sherman’s forces moving on Atlanta from N. & E.
Waymark Code: WM2471
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2007
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FEDERAL RIGHT WING
The right wing of the Army of the Cumberland 14th and 20th A.C. was also the rt. of Sherman’s forces moving on Atlanta from N. & E.
The 14th and 20th having crossed the river at Pace’s Fy. July 27, 1864, moved E. to this intersection with Mt. Paren & Ridgewood road. The 20th A.C. went into camp that night 2 mi. N.E. of Mt. Paren. The 14th camped on the ridge S. of this point ~ both corps facing the valley of Nancy’s Creek to the Eastward.
July 18, Two 20th A.C. regts. (13th N.J. & 82d Ohio) were sent N.E. in support of Howard’s 4th A.C. on Power’s Fy. RD., at its passage of Nancy’s Creek, enroute to Buckhead.
GHM 060-25B - GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION - 1956
Located on the north east coner of West Paces Ferry Road at Mt Paran Road.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: GHM 060-25B
Date: 1956
Sponsor: Not listed
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