Historical Marker

North Line Dalton’s Defenses

Waring · Whitfield County · Erected 1954

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The Story

In April 1864 Confederates built defensive works across Crow Valley, running from Rocky Face's signal station over wooded hills past Ault's Gap to fortified Potato Hill. Stevenson's division held the western line during the May fighting.

About this site

North Line Dalton’s Defenses is a historical marker in Waring, 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 34.8356, -84.9895 near Waring. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crow Valley (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Stevenson's Line, Schofield's 23d Corps in Crow Valley, and Stevenson's Line.

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

📍 34.8356, -84.9895 · Waring, Whitfield County

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Schofield's 23d Corps in Crow Valley

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