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Photo Gallery: Battle of Allatoona
The small community of Allatoona exists next to the
battlefield; a couple houses and a few images of the battlefield are
included below. The road through Allatoona was no longer important as a
travel route once the lake of Allatoona was made.
Battle of Allatoona October 5, 1864 marker text:
Lt. Gen. John B. Hood, Army of Tenn., while enroute N. from
Palmetto, Ga., sent Lt. Gen. A.P. Stewart's Corps to destroy the State R.R.
from Big Shanty to the Etowah River. Stewart seized Big Shanty and Acworth
on the 3d, and French's Div. was sent, on the 4th, to capture Allatoona.
Daylight, the 5th, French deployed his troops around the Federal garrison,
commanded by Gen. John M. Corse, posted on high ground E., and W. of the
rock cut.
008-5 Georgia Historic Marker 1989
Battle of Allatoona marker text:
October 5, 1864
After artillery firing & repeated assaults by French's troops, the Federals
made a final stand in the star fort W. of rock cut. Failing to dislodge the
defenders, French retreated to New Hope Church in Paulding County.
French's Division consisted of Young's, Cockrell's, & Sear's Brigades, 3276;
losses 799. Corse's command: Alexander's & Rowett's Brigades, 2137; losses,
706.
This battle inspired the gospel hymn: "Hold the fort for I am coming!"
008-6 Georgia Historical Commission 1952
Allatoona Pass marker text:
Allatoona was in pioneer days a trading hub, because ridges
from east and south met here where it was fairly easy to cross the Allatoona
Mountain range by winding over a low ridge, or pass.
The Sandtown or Tennessee Road from the south, and the Old Alabama Road from
the east, joined here to cross the pass, then seperated, the Sandtown to
cross the Etowah and aim for Tennessee, and the Alabama Road to run weston
the south side of the Etowah.
008-44 Georgia Historical Commission 1956
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