Manning's Mill

Manning's Mill is a Georgia historical marker in Cobb County, dedicated 1952.

1/2 mile west of Bankstone Drive in Marietta.

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June 19, 1864 23d A. C., [US] finding Nose´s Cr. flooded and only the string-pieces of bridge in place, camped at night, W. side. June 20 Cameron´s (2d) Brigade, Cox´s (3d) Div. [US] seized and repaired bridge forcing withdrawal of Jackson´s Cav., [CS] and occupied high ground E. June 21 12th Ky. and a section of 1st Ohio Battery [US] moved S. to the Cheney house to support Stoneman´s Cav. [US]. June 22 23d A. C. crossed cr. Cox´s Div. moved S. on Sandtown Rd. to Cheney´s & Hascall´s (2d) Div. moved E. to Kolb´s schoolhouse where it joined the 20th A. C. [US] in the Battle of Kolb´s Farm.

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Historical maps covering this location

1856 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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 Manning's Mill, 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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