The Mitchell House

THE MITCHELL HOUSE. Ante-bellum res. of Wiley Martin Mitchell 1800 - 1857. Cited in Official Records of the Atlanta Campaign, 1864, as the "Widow Mitchell" house. A key position of the Federal right wing in military operations on the Sandtown rd. during the retreat of Johnston's forces S. from Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee River.

McPherson's Army of the Tennessee [US] occupied this intersection of the Sandtown & Turner's Ferry roads, July 5-9. From this strategic position, demonstrations made toward crossings at & below Turner's Ferry, signified an intention to outflank Johnston's River line [CS].033-67 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954