Schofield's Headquarters

Schofield's Headquarters is a Georgia historical marker in Cobb County, dedicated 1952.

Powder Springs Rd at Bankstone Dr at Chaney House near Marietta.

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Home of Andrew J. Cheney (1815-86) -- Built about 1856 -- Hdqrs., Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, Commanding Army of the Ohio [US] -- rt. wing of Sherman's forces on the Kennesaw front, June 22-30, 1864, while directing flanking march of 23d A.C. [US] S. on the Sandtown Road. Cox's 3d Div. camped here & supported Hascall's 2d Div. [US] near the McAdoo house in Battle of Kolb's Farm. Sherman inspected rt. of Kennesaw line [US] here, June 23 & 25.

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Historical maps covering this location

1816 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1816 · Georgia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1816 · The Southern States and Mississippi Territory (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1824 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1831 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Georgia, 1816, covering the location of Schofield's Headquarters, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Georgia, 1816, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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On the National Register nearby

Andrew J. Cheney House230 ft

Places within about 300 feet of this marker that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby listing is not always the marker's own subject.