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After abandoning Atlanta, Hood's Army of Tennessee regrouped at Palmetto in September 1864; from his headquarters here Hood, visited by Jefferson Davis, launched the offensive into Tennessee that ended in catastrophe at Franklin and Nashville.
Confederate Army of Tennessee is a historical marker in Palmetto, Fulton County, erected in 1956. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.5175, -84.6695 near Palmetto. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederate Monument (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Arnold, Thomas P., House, Johnson Cemetery, and Mobley Cemetery.
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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