4th & 23d A.C. Advance

4th & 23d A.C. Advance is a Georgia historical marker in Fulton County, dedicated 1954.

At the intersection of Old Powers Ferry Road and Mt. Vernon Highway in Sandy Springs.

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Howard's 4th A.C. was aligned along this ridge (Mt. Veron Rd.) from a point 0.5 mi N.E. of Cross Ch. to 1.5 mi. S.W. at the river. These troops reached the Chattahoochee at Power's & Isom's ferries. Hascall's div. (23d A.C.) was intrenched on Howard's left (along Mt. Vernon Rd.), when both lines were adjusted July 14. Sherman, from h'dq'rs here (July 17-18), directed initial movements of Federal forces, from Roswell to Pace's Ferry, toward Atlanta. From these environs the 23d A.C. marched via Sandy Springs to Old Cross Keys, July 17; the 4th via Power's Fy. Rd. to Buckhead July 18.

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1816 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1890 · Atlanta, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1892 · Atlanta, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1895 · Atlanta, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign, 1874, covering the location of 4th & 23d A.C. Advance, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign, 1874, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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4th & 23d A.C. Advance

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