Historical Marker

Battle of New Hope Church

Dallas · Paulding County · Erected 1953

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The Story

On May 25, 1864, Sherman, thinking he faced only a token force, hurled Hooker's 20th Corps against Stewart's entrenched Confederates. The assault failed bloodily in terrain the soldiers named the 'Hell Hole.'

About this site

Battle of New Hope Church is a historical marker in Dallas, Paulding County, erected in 1953. 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 33.9566, -84.7903 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is The March of Hardee’s Corps, May 23-25, 1864 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Polk’s March to Lost Mountain, The Worst Aircraft Disaster in Georgia History, and New Hope Church Cemetery.

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

📍 33.9566, -84.7903 · Dallas, Paulding County

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