Historical Marker

Gen. Leonidas Polk's Headquarters

Cassville · Bartow County · Erected 1954

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The Story

At the McKelvey house near Cassville on May 19, 1864, Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk joined Johnston and Hood in the council of war that decided to abandon the Cassville line. The fighting bishop was killed weeks later at Pine Mountain.

About this site

Gen. Leonidas Polk's Headquarters is a historical marker in Cassville, Bartow County, erected in 1954. 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 34.2267, -84.8452 near Cassville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Historic McKelvey House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Smith and Douglas Family Houses, Confederate Line, and Noble Hill School.

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

📍 34.2267, -84.8452 · Cassville, Bartow County

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