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Big Spring

Big Spring is a Georgia historical marker in Gordon County, dedicated 1953.

At the intersection of GA 373 and Dews Road in Calhoun.

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Butterfield's (3d) div., 20th A.C. [US] marched this way from Field's Mill, Coosawatee River, enroute to Kingston & camped at the Smith farm 2 1/2 miles N. of Mosteller's Mill's. May 18: Schofield's 23d A.C. [US] marching from Field's reached vicinity at A.M. Cox's 3d div. camped at this cross-roads until 5 A.M., & via Sonora, moved to Monsteller's. Hovey's 1st & Judah's 2d divs. camped at Big Spring (at other end of Dew's Lake) & by evening reached Mosteller's. These troops formed the left flank of federal forces enroute to Etowah River.

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