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Gen. George H. Thomas' Headquarters: Army of the Cumberland, June 24 - July 3, 1864

Gen. George H. Thomas' Headquarters: Army of the Cumberland, June 24 - July 3, 1864 is a Georgia historical marker in Cobb County, dedicated 1953.

On Cheatham Hill Road, south of John Ward Road in Marietta.

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In field west of rd., where right of 14th joined left of 20th corps [US]. From this point, June 27, Gen. Thomas [US] directed the assault of 5 brigades of 4th and 14th Corps, against Hardee's Corps [CS] posted on Cheatham's Hill, E., across valley of Nose's Cr. This attempt to penetrate Johnston's [CS] Kennesaw line was void of results.

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1816 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Marietta, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1895 · Atlanta Campaign 3rd epoch. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1897 · Marietta, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1901 · Marietta, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Atlanta Campaign 3rd epoch, 1895, covering the location of Gen. George H. Thomas' Headquarters: Army of the Cumberland, June 24 - July 3, 1864, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Atlanta Campaign 3rd epoch, 1895, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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