Historic McKelvey House-Cartersville, Georgia
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Sprinterman
N 34° 13.601 W 084° 50.712
16S E 698478 N 3789390
A hidden marker north of Cartersville, Georgia. Decisions made here affected later developments in the war.
Waymark Code: WM3CJ3
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2008
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The actual house in this area is gone, there has been extensive utility work in the area. This marker is in pretty good shape.
The inscription on the marker is as follows:
HISTORIC McKELVEY HOUSE
Polk's HQRS. - May 19, 1864
Here the night of May 19,1864, the Confederate generals Joe Johnston, Leonidas Polk and John B. Hood, held a conference, the results of which caused the Confederates to abandon Cassville and to move south of the Etowah, although Johnston had intended to fight here.
Marker Erected 1948 by patriots of Bartow County
Inscription by Col. Thomas Spencer
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