Historical Marker

A Demand For Surrender

Allatoona · Bartow County

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The Story

During the October 1864 battle, Confederate Gen. Samuel French sent Union Gen. John Corse a note demanding surrender to avoid 'a needless effusion of blood.' Corse refused, and the fight for the railroad pass raged on.

About this site

A Demand For Surrender is a historical marker in Allatoona, Bartow County. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.1140, -84.7150 near Allatoona. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Battle of Allatoona Pass (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Railroad, Welcome to Allatoona Pass Battlefield, and Wartime Allatoona.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.1140, -84.7150 · Allatoona, Bartow County

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