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- THE 14TH & 20TH
A. C. CROSS AT PACE'S FERRY
July 17, 1864. Palmer's 14th and
Hooker's 20th A. C. [US] crossed to the Fulton Co. side of the
river on two pontoon bridges. This passage was covered by Wood's
4th A.C. div., which marched down Mt. Paran Rd. from Power's
Ferry, 3 mi. N. To divert attention of Johnston's forces [CS],
to crossings below, Stoneman's cav. was sent S. (July 13) to
threaten the A. & W. P. R. R. When it returned (July 16),
Blair's 17th A.C. began its 29 mi. march from Turner's Fy. to
Roswell where it crossed the 17th. This and the passage of the
14th and 20th Corps at Pace's, completed the crossing of the
Federal infantry.
033-86 GEORGIA HISTORIC
MARKER 1985
© Carl Vinson Institute of Government,
University of Georgia
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