Old Burnt Hickory P.O.

OLD BURNT HICKORY P.O. May 24, 1864: The 4th, 20th & a div. of the 14th A.C. - Army of the Cumberland [Federal], enroute from Stilesboro, camped in this vicinity, & on the 25th, marched to New Hope Church. The 23d Corps [Federal], 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. 110-3 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953