Historical Marker

The Memorial Field

Allatoona · Bartow County

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The Story

At Allatoona Pass on October 5, 1864, roughly 1,600 of the 5,300 men engaged fell in under four hours, making this one of the war's bloodiest fights by percentage; the open ground here holds many of those dead.

About this site

The Memorial Field 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 34.1145, -84.7151 near Allatoona. The nearest cataloged historic site is Refuge From Deadly Fire (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Alabama / Kolb's Battery, Missouri, and North Carolina.

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

📍 34.1145, -84.7151 · Allatoona, Bartow County

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