Gen. O.O. Howard's Headquarters

Gen. O.O. Howard's Headquarters is a Georgia historical marker in Cobb County, dedicated 1953.

On Burnt Hickory Road, east of Mt Cavalry Road in Marietta.

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Wallis house; June 19, 22, 1864 Following the withdrawal of Johnston's forces, from the Mud Creek- Brushy Mtn. line, June 19, to the final one, which included Kennesaw Mtn., Howard's 4th A. C. [US] moved E. from Hardee's salient [CS]. Astride this, the Burnt Hickory rd., the corps [US] advanced toward Kennesaw until halted by a counter-attack [CS] from the mtn. An intrenched position [US] was established at the York house, one mi. E. which line was later occupied by the 15th Corps of the Army of the Tennessee [US].

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

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1864 · Position Army Cumbld., June 21st/64 (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)

Georgia, 1866, covering the location of Gen. O.O. Howard's Headquarters, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Georgia, 1866, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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