- 4th & 14th A.C. March State
Historical Marker
- Located on Halls Station Rd. 3.6 miles north of Ga.
293
- 34.285281°N, 84.944107°W
(Text)
- 4TH & 14TH A. C.
MARCH TO KINGSTON
May 18, 1864. Howard's 4th Corps
leading, & two divs. of Palmer's 14th [USA], moved from Adairsville
on this direct road to Kingston. They were halted just outside
of Adairsville to await the support of the 15th A. C. of McPherson's
Army of the Tennessee, [USA] which had not yet arrived.
The 4th & 14th began the march
at 1 p.m. They traveled both the wagon road & R.R. right-of-way,
reaching this point on E. fork of Conesena Creek at 6 p.m.
May 19. The march was resumed at
5 a.m., Kingston was reached at 8 a.m.
- 008-31 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1953
© Carl Vinson Institute of Government,
University of Georgia
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