On July 17, 1864, Palmer's 14th and Hooker's 20th Federal corps crossed the Chattahoochee on two pontoon bridges at Pace's Ferry, screened by a 4th Corps division before pressing toward Peachtree Creek.
The 14th & 20th A.C. Cross at Pace’s Ferry
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The 14th & 20th A.C. Cross at Pace’s Ferry is a historical marker in Vinings, Cobb County, erected in 1985. 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 33.8596, -84.4564 near Vinings. The nearest cataloged historic site is The 14th & 20th A.C. Cross at Pace's Ferry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Errant Pontoon Bridge: Pace's Ferry, Site: Hardy Pace’s Res. Howard’s Headquarters, and The 4th Corps Posted Along the River.
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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