- The Marcus Long Crossroads State
Historical Marker
- Located at intersection of Ga. 139 and Flat Shoals
Rd., 2 mi. N of Riverdale
(Text)
THE MARCUS LONG CROSSROADS
Having cut the A. & W.P. R.
R. at Red Oak, Federal forces were shifted toward the Macon R.
R. to complete the isolation of Atlanta, making it untenable
by the Confederate defenders.
Aug. 30, 1864. Stanley's 4th A. C. [US], moving S. from Red Oak,
reached the Long house at noon where it encountered Confederate
cavalry posted at the crossroads. Newton's div., of the 4th,
drove the cavalry N. E. on Flat Shoals Rd. and deployed just
beyond the Mann house. Kimball and Wood were aligned S. of the
crossroads on the Fayetteville Rd., facing N. E.; Wood on the
rt., joining the left of Baird's div., 14th A. C.
31-31 GEORGIA HISTORIC
MARKER 1989
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