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On May 9, 1864, Schofield's roughly 13,500-man 23rd Corps probed north of Dalton through Crow Valley on Sherman's orders to feel the Confederate position, but was halted at the ridge's south end by Stevenson's division and the guns on Potato Hill.
Schofield's 23d Corps in Crow Valley 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 34.8411, -84.9839 near Waring. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crow Valley (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include North Line Dalton’s Defenses, Stevenson's Line, and Crow Valley.
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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