McDougall Map by Muse for Personal Research Project: Towns, Communities, Old Routes, Places Mentioned in Official Records

This informal map is part of my personal research project on McDougall, but I am making it public. I marked routes from McMinn County, Tennessee, down to Murray County, Georgia, some significant spots in Whitfield County, Georgia (near Rocky Face Ridge), Chickamauga, and places on Lookout Mountain and Sand Mountain. Not all of these places are historic. I have included some modern towns for orientation and reference. This is a work in progress, so some of my information may be inaccurate. This is my attempt to locate specific places mentioned in my own projects, including some obsolete towns, some places of significance during the Civil War, some historic markers, and some post-war towns. I've tried to figure out driving routes for a few places. In Murray and Whitfield Counties, in Georgia, I've included approximate locations for a few land lots, as best I could identify them. As I said, it's a work in progress, all very informal, and not perfectly accurate.

McDougall Map, with Regional Civil War Places, Limited; Rocky Face, Georgia (Maps)

McDougall Map

This is a Google Map marked with places I've researched or looked at, mostly related to the McDougall research for my Civil War project. Google being what it is, I can't be sure how well the map will display or whether it will update as I add place markers. If not--this link was created on November 26, 2018. If some places seem unrelated to Civil War history, they're probably just my personal markers for places that help me get oriented to a certain neighborhood or region when I'm trying to get my bearings on the location.


McDougall Map in My Maps by Google
http://bit.ly/McDougall-Map-CW-Research-Nov2018


One marker I added today when I updated the map is for the George W. Disney hiking trail in Rocky Face, Georgia. Private George W. Disney, of Company K, 4th Kentucky Infantry (Orphan Brigade), Confederate, was killed during the First Battle of Dalton at Mill Creek Gap of the Rocky Face Ridge on 25 Feb. 1864. His infantry unit had been placed in a line along the ridge, acting as a "live telegraph wire" to carry messages between officers or to signal officers about the movement of Union troops in the valley below. A historic marker says that he was killed by a stray bullet, but the date shows that his death occurred during the little-known battle of that date (or demonstration, as the Federals call it). The marker is located at the park area of the State Patrol Office beneath the trail on the main road (Highway 41/Chattanooga Road, Rocky Face, Georgia).

Related George Disney Trail (blog), Find A Grave Memorial, and Historic Marker:

Blog about the George Disney Trail
http://ravine-ravings.blogspot.com/2014/01/hiking-george-disney-trail.html

George Disney Find A Grave Memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9120/george-disney

George Disney Grave: Historic Marker

http://lat34north.com/HistoricMarkers/MarkerDetail.cfm?KeyID=155-16&MarkerTitle=George%20Disney%27s%20Grave&CountyNameKey=Whitfield


Nearby Sites and Markers, Civil War Related:

Georgia Historic Markers in Whitfield County, Georgia
http://lat34north.com/HistoricMarkers/CountyDetail.cfm?CountyNameKey=Whitfield

Battle of Dug Gap (Site: Historic Marker with View and Coordinates)
http://www.lat34north.com/HistoricMarkers/MarkerDetail.cfm?KeyID=155-10

Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, May 1864
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/maps/battle-rocky-face-ridge-may-9-1864


Topographic Map of Rocky Face, Georgia
Link to Topographic Map
https://www.topozone.com/georgia/whitfield-ga/summit/rocky-face-mountain/

Topographic Map of Sumac Ridge in Murray County  
Link to Topographic Map
https://www.topozone.com/georgia/murray-ga/ridge/sumac-ridge/

McDougall Map Post
Link to Post with Just the Map and Explanation
https://musescivilwar.blogspot.com/2019/08/mcdougall-map-by-muse-for-personal.html