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Cited in Official Records of the Atlanta Campaign, 1864, as the “Widow Mitchell” house, this was a key position of the Federal right wing in military operations on the Sandtown Road during the retreat of Johnston’s forces south from Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee River. McPherson’s Army of the Tennessee [US] occupied this intersection of the Sandtown and Turner’s Ferry roads, July 5-9. From this strategic position, demonstrations made toward crossings at and below Turner’s Ferry signified an intention to outflank Johnston’s River line [CS].
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Mableton, Georgia · United States
