Mc Clure's Ferry
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McCLURE'S FERRY. May 16, 1864. Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker (20th A. C.) [USA], moving E. from Resaca, with orders to cross at Newtown Fy., elected to usurp the crossing at McClure's thereby forcing Schofield's 23d A.C. [USA] to proceed E. to Field's Mill & Ferry. Williams' (1st) & Geary's (2d) divs. [USA] crossed at night on a temporary bridge.
To hasten progress, Butterfield's (3d) div. [USA] moved on to Field's - further complicating affairs by getting there ahead of Schofield. The 23d A.C., with Stoneman's & McCook's Cavalry, constituted the left wing of Sherman's advance S. from Resaca. 064-22 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953
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