Battle of Brown's Mill, July 30th 1864
Visiting with military family in Georgia and had an opportunity to get out on a hot July day for some nearby civil war trekking. A bonus was the approaching 160th anniversary of this Atlanta campaign cavalry engagement.
Salute and hat tip to Coweta County, Georgia for excellent trails and overall upkeep of this site. It appears to be appreciated and well visited by hikers and bikers. I'll include the online link with short videos that is an excellent resource explaining this battle. The signage along the trails with veteran information was also a nice touch and would be a great idea for all battlefield trails (both Union and Confederate).
Walking the trails and thinking about how much of an all out unmounted slug match this must have been between McCook and Wheeler cav troops. Dense woods and challenging terrain. I included a picture of a straight up incline I walked heading back from the monument. I got a much needed cardio workout. While trekking I kept thinking how much Wheeler must have been relieved that McCook ran out of munitions for the two 3 inch guns that held Confederates at bay. A Confederate cavalry victory in the western theatre without Forrest???! Say it aint so!
I swung over to the historic town of Newnan and visited the Confederate section in Oak Hill Cemetery. Some of the soldiers killed at Brown's Mill are interred here. Was pleasantly surprised with this little town. Lots of little shops and mom & pop stores along the downtown sidewalks. Some really beautiful 19th century antebellum homes as well. My wife and I will return back for a visit when we have a longer stay.
I'm a life long Virginian and this was my very first CW outing in Georgia.
https://www.coweta.ga.us/department...acilities/brown-s-mill/battle-of-brown-s-mill
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/browns-mill-mccooks-raid.197937
Visiting with military family in Georgia and had an opportunity to get out on a hot July day for some nearby civil war trekking. A bonus was the approaching 160th anniversary of this Atlanta campaign cavalry engagement.
Salute and hat tip to Coweta County, Georgia for excellent trails and overall upkeep of this site. It appears to be appreciated and well visited by hikers and bikers. I'll include the online link with short videos that is an excellent resource explaining this battle. The signage along the trails with veteran information was also a nice touch and would be a great idea for all battlefield trails (both Union and Confederate).
Walking the trails and thinking about how much of an all out unmounted slug match this must have been between McCook and Wheeler cav troops. Dense woods and challenging terrain. I included a picture of a straight up incline I walked heading back from the monument. I got a much needed cardio workout. While trekking I kept thinking how much Wheeler must have been relieved that McCook ran out of munitions for the two 3 inch guns that held Confederates at bay. A Confederate cavalry victory in the western theatre without Forrest???! Say it aint so!
I swung over to the historic town of Newnan and visited the Confederate section in Oak Hill Cemetery. Some of the soldiers killed at Brown's Mill are interred here. Was pleasantly surprised with this little town. Lots of little shops and mom & pop stores along the downtown sidewalks. Some really beautiful 19th century antebellum homes as well. My wife and I will return back for a visit when we have a longer stay.
I'm a life long Virginian and this was my very first CW outing in Georgia.
https://www.coweta.ga.us/department...acilities/brown-s-mill/battle-of-brown-s-mill
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/browns-mill-mccooks-raid.197937
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