Site of Cassville Female College
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N 34° 14.935 W 084° 51.444
16S E 697302 N 3791832
Historic marker US 41 at Willow Lane, Cassville GA.
Waymark Code: WM224H
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2007
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Site - Casville Female College
A large brick structure erected in 1853.
May 19, 1864 skirmishers of Polk's AC
Withdrew from this ridge E. to Cassvile,
When pressed back by Butterfield's 3RD Division
20TH AC from the Hawkins Price house.
Battery C 1ST Ohio LT.ART.supported by
73RD Ohio,19Th Mich. & 2oTH Conn. Regt's
occupied the ridge and shelled the town as
Johnson's Army withdrew to ridge E. of it.
At night Cassville was seized bt the 19TH Mich.
& 20TH Conn. Female College and the town were burned
by Federal Forces Nov. 1864.
008-21 1953
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 008-21
Date: 1953
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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