Advance of the 17th A.C. Toward the River

In July 1864, the Federal 17th Army Corps held a ridge west of Nickajack Creek facing Johnston's fortified River Line; rather than assault it head-on, Sherman feinted here while crossing the Chattahoochee upstream.

Advance of the 17th A.C. Toward the River is a historical marker in Mableton, Cobb County, erected in 1954. It is one of 152 historical markers documented in Cobb County, among 377 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8133, -84.5600 near Mableton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fleming Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Mitchell House, Toward the River, and Cox - Morrow - Mitchell Cemetery.

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