The Flooded Gap
May, 1864
The Confederate defenders of Dalton impounded the waters of Mill Creek by a dam, in the gap, as a measure of defense when Federal forces under Sherman assailed this opening in Rocky Face Ridge. This temporary lake, together with fortifications in &
bordering the gap, prevented its seizure by the 14th Army Corps.
May 8: three abortive attempts to cut the dam were made by detachments from the 34th Illinois. Operations of the 14 Army Corps against Mill Creek Gap (May 8-12), served to engage the attention of Dalton`s defenders (as did the attacks in Crow Valley), while McPherson`s Army of the Tennessee seized Snake Creek Gap 14 miles southward.
Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Old US 41 (Abandoned), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 41.
Courtesy hmdb.org
