Historical Marker

Prater’s Mill and The Civil War

Varnell · Whitfield County

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The Story

Franklin Prater's 1855 grist mill served as a campsite for both armies. On May 9, 1864, in the Battle of Varnell's Station nearby, Wheeler's Confederate cavalry routed a larger Federal force under Gen. Edward McCook.

About this site

Prater’s Mill and The Civil War is a historical marker in Varnell, Whitfield County. 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 34.8955, -84.9203 near Varnell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cotton Gin (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Federal Road, Historic Varnell Home, and Military Operations in Crow Valley.

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

📍 34.8955, -84.9203 · Varnell, Whitfield County

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