Historic Varnell Home

Historic Varnell Home is a Georgia historical marker in Whitfield County, dedicated 1956.

Ga 201 in the south edge of Varnell.

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This historic home was built in 1847 by "Dry Dan Dold" for M. P. Varnell, a pioneer settler of this community. In the War Between the States, this home was used as a temporary hospital by Federals and Confederates. Several skirmishes and engagements were fought around this place in May, 1864. Gen. Joe Wheeler and his Confederate Cavalry attacked here on May 12, 1864, and drove Federals from this town, killing and wounding more than 150. Federals immediately returned, and this home was used as Headquarters by several Federal commanders. Many "minnie balls" struck this house in the battles fought here.

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1841 · Alabama. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1844 · Kentucky (H. S. Tanner, 1844) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1845 · Georgia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1856 · Alabama. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1886 · Dalton, Georgia (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Alabama, 1856, covering the location of Historic Varnell Home, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Alabama, 1856, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Historic Varnell Home

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