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Johnston's forces [CS] retreated southward from Cassville along this road, to Allatoona Mountains, south of the Etowah, May 20, 1864.
They were immediately followed by Schofield's 23d Corps, [US] which encamped in this vicinity. While here, tro…
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The William Neal McKelvey residence - 1864. A Council of War held here May 19, discussed the advisability of holding the position E. & S. of Cassville by the Confederate army. Present were: Gen. Joseph E. Johnston; Lt. Gen. Polk; Lt. Gen. John B. …
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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 intended…
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In this cemetery are buried about 300 unknown Confederate soldiers who died of wounds or disease in the several Confederate hospitals located in Cassville. These hospitals operated from late 1861 until May 18, 1864, then moved south out of the pat…
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Geary (2d) Div., 20th A.C. [US], having crossed the Etowah, May 23, drove Ross? cavalry [CS] beyond the creek, May 24, 1864. This covered the march ofthe rest of the corps S. to Burnt Hickory P.O., in which Geary troops joined - being relieved her…
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On Chapman Hill; a school for boys established Jan. 1854. A large three-story brick bldg. flanked by two-story wings. Burned 1856; rebuilt 1857, destroyed byFederal forces Oct. 12, 1864.
This, & the Methodist Female College 3/4 mi. N.E., were t…
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A large brick structure erected 1853.May 19, 1864: Skirmishers of Polk A.C. [CS] withdrew from this ridge E. to Cassville when pressed back by Butterfield (3d) Div., 20th A.C. [US], from the Hawkins Price house.
Battery C, 1st Ohio Lt. Art., su…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM91S_confederate-army-of-tenn-at-cassville_Cartersville-GA.html
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's forces [CS], reaching Cassville May 18, 1864 from Resaca, 30 m. N., took positions on ridge W. of the town & prepared towithstand the advancing Federals.
May 19th: Pursuant to this intention, Hood corps [CS] moved N. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM91O_battle-of-allatoona_Cartersville-GA.html
After artillery firing and repeated assaults by French troops, [CS] the Federals made a final stand in the star fort W. of rock cut. Failing to dislodgethe defenders, French retreated to New Hope Church in Paulding County.
French division cons…
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Lt. Gen. John B. Hood, Army of Tenn. [CS], while enroute N. from Palmetto, Ga., sent Lt. Gen. A.P. Stewart Corps to destroy the State R.R. from BigShanty to the Etowah River. Stewart seized Big Shanty and Acworth on the 3d, and French Div. was sen…