Civil War Historical Roadside Marker: Field’s Mill & Ferry (64-23)

Location:
N 34º 33.871 W 084º 49.972
Owens Gin Road at Coosawattee River Bridge
Gordon County, Georgia

Field’s Mill & Ferry

May 16, 1864. Butterfield’s (3d) division., 20 A.C. (USA) instead of crossing at McClure’s Ferry 2 mi. downstream, sought to gain time by moving to Field’s - - reaching here 11 P.M. Not until noon of the 17th was it across.

Schofield, prevented from crossing his corps (23d) (USA) at McClure’s moved the 1st and 2d divs. to Field’s, arriving here early the 17th - - as did Cox’s (3d) div., which marched via Tilton & Holley.

With Butterfield at Field’s, Schofield’s A.C. (the left wing of Sherman’s advance from Resaca), was held up 24 hrs. because of the erratic moves of the 20th Corps.





Date Visited: 11/8/09