Toward the River

For five days in July 1864 the Army of the Tennessee held a ridge west of Nickajack Creek facing Johnston's River Line, feinting at the lower ferries while the real crossing was forced upriver at Soap Creek.

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 33.8123, -84.5721 near Mableton. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Mitchell House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cox - Morrow - Mitchell Cemetery, Turner's, Howell's Baker's & Sandtown Ferries, and Little Bethel Cemetery.

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