Due West Community

Due West Community is a Georgia historical marker in Cobb County, dedicated 1952.

On Kennesaw-Due West Road, east of Due West Road in Kennesaw.

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Site of Gilgal Primitive Baptist Church, a log structure and prominent landmark during military operations, June 5-17, 1864, in which church was destroyed. Cleburne's Div., Confederate, was posted at the ch., the left of Johnston's line [CS] after the withdrawal of Polk's Corps [CS] from Lost Mtn., June 9. Confronting Cleburne were the 23d A. C. and Butterfield's (3d) Div., 20th A. C. [US] Due to pressure on his extended front, Johnston swung Hardee's Corps [CS] back to the Mud Creek line E. of Sandtown Rd., June 16.

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1864 · Part of Cobb County, Georgia / from surveys made by the Topl. Engrs. of the Dept. of the… (Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library)
1866 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1869 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Atlanta Campaign 3rd epoch. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Atlanta Campaign 3rd epoch, 1895, covering the location of Due West Community, 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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Due West Community

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