Historical Marker

Polk’s March to Lost Mountain

Dallas · Paulding County · Erected 1953

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The Story

When Johnston abandoned the Dallas-New Hope front on June 4-5, 1864, Polk's corps marched to Lost Mountain, where it formed the left flank of the Confederates' first Kennesaw line as the armies shifted back toward the railroad.

About this site

Polk’s March to Lost Mountain 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, -84.7902 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle of New Hope Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The March of Hardee’s Corps, May 23-25, 1864, 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, -84.7902 · Dallas, Paulding County

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