Historical Marker

Old Tavern Road

Old U. S. 27 just west of the post office at the junction of U. S. 27 and Ga. 95 near Chickamauga ยท Walker

Georgia marker

Inscription

OLD TAVERN ROAD. May 7, 1864. McPherson's Army of the Tennessee (15th & 16th A.C.), having marched by Lee & Gordon's Mill turned S.E. at this point & via Rock Springs Ch. on the old Tavern Rd. (State Highway 95), marched to its intersection with State Highway 151, & camped there that night. McPherson's objective was to outflank Johnston's forces at Dalton by seizing Snake Cr.

Gap. As originally planned, this flanking march was to have been made from Guntersville, Ala., via Rome & Kingston, but failing to secure additional forces, Sherman decided on a more restricted approach to Johnston's rear, via Villanow & Snake Creek Gap. 146-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953

Location

AddressOld U. S. 27 just west of the post office at the junction of U. S. 27 and Ga. 95 near Chickamauga
CountyWalker
StateGeorgia
Coordinates34.735660, -85.300980

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