- Battle of Pickett's Mill State
Historical Marker
- Located on Mt. Tabor Rd. at the entrance to Pickett's
Mill Historic Site
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- BATTLE OF PICKETT'S
MILL
After the successful defense at
New Hope Church by Hood's Corps [Confed.], May 25, 1864, Johnston
[Confed.] extended his right NE to keep pace with the Federal
leftward shift to outflank him.
Elements of the 4th, 14th and 23rd
Corps under Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard [Union] with over 18,000
men passed this point seeking the extreme right of the Confederate
army. The Federal forces attacked a point where the Army of Tennessee's
line bent back to the south. The brigades of Hazen, Gibson and
Scribner blundered into a deep ravine one-half mile east of here
to attack the Confederates under Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne.
The brigades were defeated one after another in the heavily-wooded
ravine where fired upon from three directions.
The Confederates were the clear
victors of the five-hour battle. The result of the victory was
a few days delay in Sherman's [Union] Atlanta Campaign.
110-27 GEORGIA HISTORIC
MARKER 1996
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