Historical Marker

Clisby Austin House

Tunnel Hill · Whitfield County · Erected 1954

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Built about 1848, this Tunnel Hill house served as Sherman's headquarters May 7-12, 1864, then as a Confederate field hospital; General John Bell Hood convalesced here, and his amputated leg is said to be buried nearby.

About this site

Clisby Austin House is a historical marker in Tunnel Hill, Whitfield County, erected in 1954. It is one of 64 historical markers documented in Whitfield County, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.8399, -85.0420 near Tunnel Hill. The nearest cataloged historic site is Western & Atlantic Railroad Tunnel (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Tunnel Hill, What are Sherman Neckties?, and Tunnel Hill W&A Railroad Depot.

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

📍 34.8399, -85.0420 · Tunnel Hill, Whitfield County

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