Raccoon Creek

Raccoon Creek is a Georgia historical marker in Bartow County, dedicated 1953.

Ga 113 just east of Stilesboro at Raccoon Creek in Cartersville.

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Geary's (2d) Div., 20th A.C. [USA], having crossed the Etowah, May 23, drove Ross' cavalry [CSA] beyond the creek, May 24, 1864. This covered the march of the rest of the corps S. to Burnt Hickory P.O., in which Geary's troops joined -- being relieved here by Schofield's 23d A.C. [USA] at noon. Schofield moved E. on this, the Alabama rd., enroute to Sligh's Mill -- these troops being the left of Sherman's [USA] flanking March around the Allatoona Mountains. The 20th A.C. route to Burnt Hickory was the road next W. of Raccoon Creek.

Marker not in place due to damage or maintenance. Note from the marker program.

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Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1864 · Colton's Georgia (1864) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1866 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1869 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Atlanta Campaign 3rd epoch. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1906 · Stilesboro, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Colton's Georgia (1864), 1864, covering the location of Raccoon Creek, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Colton's Georgia (1864), 1864, covering this location. Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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