Johnston's Headquarters

During the fighting at Dallas, New Hope Church, Pickett’s Mill, and elsewhere along the opposing Confederate and Federal lines, General J. E. Johnston had headquarters at the Wm. Wigley house, which stood near here, from May 25 to June 1, 1864. Posey Wigley, the 10-year-old son of Wm. and Fanny, later recalled seeing Gen. Johnston at his widowed mother’s house and the removal of the family and household goods to a place of safety, which helps explain Lt. T. B. Mackall’s reference to Widow Wigley’s deserted house as Johnston’s headquarters.

Georgia · United States