Image credit: David Seibert

Year Erected: 1953

Marker Text: May 16, 1864 Williams’ 1st & Geary’s 2d divs., 20th A. C. [US], crossed the Coosawattee at McClure’s Ferry near Pine Chapel, & night of the 17th, reached this cross-roads -- Buschbeck’s brigade of Geary’s div. camping on the Peters plantation.

These troops, together with the 4th & 14th Corps [US] on the Atlanta road 1 mile W., were of the Army of the Cumberland & center of Sherman’s advance S. from two days of battle at Resaca.

The 4th & 14th Corps marched to Kingston; the 20th, to Cassville.