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William Cobb's gristmill marked the route of Hardee's Confederate corps during its grueling all-night flank march from Atlanta; the four divisions paused here at dawn on July 22, 1864 to find guides before striking the Union rear in the Battle of Atlanta.
Site: Cobb’s Mill is a historical marker in Atlanta, DeKalb County, erected in 1956. It is one of 98 historical markers documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.7016, -84.3323 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hardee at Wm. Cobb’s House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hardee at Road Fork, Hardee’s March Turned N.E. on Fayetteville Road, and Walker & Bate At Sugar Cr..
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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