The Mitchell House
Ante-bellum res. of Wiley Martin Mitchell
Cited in Official Records of the Atlanta Campaign, 1864, as the “Widow Mitchell” house. A key position of the Federal right wing in military operations on the Sandtown rd. during the retreat of Johnston’s forces S. from Kennesaw to the Chattahoochee River. McPherson’s Army of the Tennessee [US] occupied this intersection of the Sandtown & Turner’s Ferry roads, July 5-9. From this strategic position, demonstrations made toward crossings at & below Turner’s Ferry, signified an intention to outflank Johnston’s River line [CS].
Marker is at the intersection of Mableton Parkway (Georgia Route 139) and Old Gordon Road, on the right when traveling north on Mableton Parkway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
