Historical Marker

The Alexander Eaton House: Hood’s H'dq'rs.

Smyrna · Cobb County · Erected 1959

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The Story

Confederate Gen. John B. Hood used Alexander Eaton's antebellum house as his headquarters July 3-5, 1864, directing his troops in the Battle of Ruff's Mill before the army fell back toward the Chattahoochee.

About this site

The Alexander Eaton House: Hood’s H'dq'rs. is a historical marker in Smyrna, Cobb County, erected in 1959. 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 33.8568, -84.5143 near Smyrna. The nearest cataloged historic site is Welcome Grove Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include United Distributors, Taylor--Brawner House and Brawner Sanitarium, and Edison Cemetery.

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

📍 33.8568, -84.5143 · Smyrna, Cobb County

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Nearby in Cobb County

Cemetery

Welcome Grove Cemetery

Taylor--Brawner House and Brawner Sanitarium