On October 5, 1864, Confederate forces under Gen. Samuel French, directed by Gen. Hood, assaulted the Union garrison guarding Sherman's supply line here. The fierce fight cost roughly 30 percent casualties in under four hours.
The Battle of Allatoona Pass
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The Battle of Allatoona Pass 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 A Demand For Surrender (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.
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