Image Credit: David Seibert

Year Erected: 1959

Marker Text: May 16, 1864. Butterfield's (3d) div., 20th A.C. [US] instead of crossing at McClure's Ferry 2 mi. down stream, 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) [US] at McClure's, moved the 1st & 2d divs. to Field's, arriving here early the 17th -- as did Cox's (3d) div., which had 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 hours because of the erratic moves of the 20th corps.