The Mitchell House

Cobb County · dedicated 1954 · At the intersection of GA 139 and Old Alabama Road in Mableton.

Ante-bellum res. of Wiley Martin Mitchell, 1800 - 1857 Cited in Official Records of the Atlanta Campaign, 1864, as the "Widow Mitchell" house. A key position of the Federal right wing in military operations on the Sandtown rd. during the retreat of Johnston's forces S. from Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee River. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee [US] occupied this intersection of the Sandtown & Turner's Ferry roads, July 5-9. From this strategic position, demonstrations made toward crossings at & below Turner's Ferry, signified an intention to outflank Johnston's River line [CS].

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