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Evidence of Civil War battle could soon be uncovered near Cobb County’s Concord Road covered bridge.
The National Parks Service has awarded The Lamar Institute a Battlefield Preservation Planning Grant in the amount of $95,887 to locate and document the boundaries of the 1864 Battle of Ruff’s Mill near Smyrna.
The Institute, a non-profit organization based in Savannah, is hoping to involve local land owners and archaeologists in the project.
The battle took place on July 4, 1864 following the Union Army’s failed assault on Kennesaw Mountain. According to the Concord Covered Bridge Historic District’s website, the battle of Ruff’s Mill was fought along Concord Road during Confederate General Joseph Johnston’s retreat to Atlanta.
Rita Elliott, education coordinator and research associate with the Savannah-based institute, said the organization was approached about 18 months ago by Philip Ivester, a local property owner who found...
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The National Parks Service has awarded The Lamar Institute a Battlefield Preservation Planning Grant in the amount of $95,887 to locate and document the boundaries of the 1864 Battle of Ruff’s Mill near Smyrna.
The Institute, a non-profit organization based in Savannah, is hoping to involve local land owners and archaeologists in the project.
The battle took place on July 4, 1864 following the Union Army’s failed assault on Kennesaw Mountain. According to the Concord Covered Bridge Historic District’s website, the battle of Ruff’s Mill was fought along Concord Road during Confederate General Joseph Johnston’s retreat to Atlanta.
Rita Elliott, education coordinator and research associate with the Savannah-based institute, said the organization was approached about 18 months ago by Philip Ivester, a local property owner who found...
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Researchers look for Civil War battleground near Cobb covered bridge
The Lamar Institute will be looking for evidence of the 1864 Battle of Ruff's Mill, which took place near Smyrna.
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