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Through McFarland's Gap in Missionary Ridge streamed most of the defeated Union army on the night of September 20, 1863. The McFarland house and spring sheltered wounded and briefly served as General Thomas's headquarters during the retreat to Rossville.
The Xzanders G. McFarland House and McFarland Gap is a historical marker in Rossville, Walker County. It is one of 72 historical markers documented in Walker County, among 163 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.9571, -85.3004 near Rossville. The nearest cataloged historic site is McFarland's Gap (historical marker), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Tennessee Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery, Mission Ridge Cemetery, and Humphrey 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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