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Late afternoon May 27, 1864: Hazen's brigade of Wood's division led Howard's Federal attack here, only to be cut down by Cleburne's entrenched Confederates. Ambrose Bierce, who fought here, later branded the slaughter 'The Crime at Pickett's Mill.'
Battle of Pickett’s Mill is a historical marker in Dallas, Paulding County, erected in 1996. 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 33.9718, -84.7662 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pickett's Mill (battlefield), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Brown's Mill, Pickett's Mill Battlefield State Historic Site, and Battle of Pickett's Mill.
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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