The Mitchell House - GHM 033-067 - Cobb Co., GA
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N 33° 48.673 W 084° 34.313
16S E 724751 N 3743875
The Mitchell House state historic marker located on Ga 139 southeast of Mableton at Old Alabama Road.
Waymark Code: WM45BD
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GA Cacher
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The Mitchell House


Ante-bellum res. of Wiley Martin Mitchell
1800 - 1857


Cited in Official Records of the Atlanta Campaign, 1864, as the "Widow Mitchell" house. A key position of the Federal right wing in military operations on the Sandtown rd. during the retreat of Johnston's forces S. from Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee River. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee [US] occupied this intersection of the Sandtown & Turner's Ferry roads, July 5-9. From this strategic position, demonstrations made toward crossings at & below Turner's Ferry, signified an intention to outflank Johnston's River line [CS].

033-67 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954

Type of Marker: Highway

Marker #: GHM 033-067

Date: 1954

Sponsor: Not listed
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