Oothcaloga Valley State Historical Marker

Located on U.S. 41 South of Calhoun, Ga.,

About One Mile from the Gordon-Bartow County Line

N34 26.807 W84 54.872

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OOTHCALOGA VALLEY

 

During the advance of Sherman's forces S.

from Resaca, May 16-17, 1864, the 4th,

followed by the 14th Corps, marched by this

and nearby roads, pursuing Johnston's forces

which had evacuated Resaca the night before.

Newton's Div., leading 4th Corps was aligned

across the raod, his right on hill to the west.

A spirited rear-guard action followed, in

which Francis T. Sherman's Brigade assaulted

detachments of Cheatham's Div. at the

Saxon house, near the County Line.

 

064-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL MARKER 1997

Photo: Ed Jackson

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