20th Corps Detours to New Hope Church

On May 25, 1864, Geary's and Williams' divisions of Hooker's Union 20th Corps turned east when Confederate outposts of Hood's corps struck them, then assaulted the entrenched line near New Hope Church in a driving thunderstorm.

20th Corps Detours to New Hope Church is a historical marker in Dallas, Paulding County, erected in 1985. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Paulding County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9742, -84.8615 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shady Grove Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Old Shady Grove Cemetery, High Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery, and Old High Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery.

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