Old Burnt Hickory P.O.

Paulding County · dedicated 1953 · Ga 61 at Wills Grocery at Burnt Hickory.

The 4th, 20th & a div. of the 14th A.C. - Army of the Cumberland [US], enroute from Stilesboro, camped in this vicinity, & on the 25th, marched to New Hope Church. The 23rd Corps [US], at Sligh's Mill, 3 mi. N.E., night of the 24th, moved by Burnt Hickory late afternoon of the 25th & followed the 20th A.C. to the battlefield of New Hope Church. These troops were center & left of Sherman's flanking march around the Allatoona Mtns. which was checkmated by Johnston's Confederate Army at New Hope & Dallas.

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