Showing posts with label McLemore's Cove. Show all posts
Showing posts with label McLemore's Cove. Show all posts

Monday, September 5, 2016

McLemore's Cove

Union troops camped in McLemore's Cove (or McLemore Cove) in Walker County, Georgia, in September, 1863, during the crossing of Lookout Mountain.

This post will be updated to show more information about McLemore's Cove. For now, this is just a link to a 56-page PDF description that was entered in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Quick link for now, to McLemore Cove Historic District (Register of Historic Places):

McLemore Cove Historic District (documentation)
http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/94001140.pdf

In/Near: Kensington, Walker County, Georgia.

Friday, August 5, 2016

Bailey's Crossroads, Walker County, Georgia

Bailey's Crossroads in Walker County, Georgia (Historic Marker)
"Bailey's Crossroads," Latitude 34 North, Historic Markers Across Georgia, Chickamauga Campaign Trail, (Georgia Hwy. 193 at West Cove Road, Chickamauga, Ga.; North 34.77078333, West -85.40428333)
http://bit.ly/Lat34north-Hist-Markers-GA-Baileys-Xroads

McLemore Cove Historic District (including Bailey's Crossroads)
"McLemore Cove Historic District," National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service
http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/94001140.pdf

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Link to Map showing A.M. McCook's Route from Lafayette to McLemore's Cove

Map of Alex M. McCook's Route from Lafayette, Georgia, to McLemore's Cove

The Battle of Chickamauga 19-20 Sept. 1863 (web page) has several maps, including this helpful map of McCook's route back up to McLemore's Cove. This cove is a hollow formed by two mountains, Lookout Mountain, and Pigeon Mountain, which juts out to the east of Lookout. After scouting down through Valley Head to Alpine, Alabama, McCook was to return to McLemore Cove. Instead of taking a short route, he took the long route back up in the same way he came.
http://www.aotc.net/Chickamauga.htm

Related topics in this blog: Lookout Mountain Crossing, Sand Mountain Crossing, and Winston's Gap.