The Hargrove House

The Hargrove House

Year Erected: 1954

Marker Text: Ante-bellum residence of Asbury Hargrove 1809-1879.

Headquarters of Brig. Gen. Edward M. McCook, July 6 - 15, 1864.

McCook's (1st) div. (Dorr's & Lamson's brigades), Elliott's Cav. Corps (Army of the Cumberland) [USA], was posted here to patrol the Chattahoochee between Rottenwood Cr. (S.) & Roswell (N.).

McCook's horsemen served as a screen, behind which the 23d & 4th Corps moved to crossings at the mouth of Soap Cr. & at Power's Fy.

July 15. McCook's cav. left Hargrove's to patrol the river, on the Cobb Co. side, above & below the State R. R. (at Bolton) until the 22d.

Tips for Finding This Marker: At 2500 Windy Hill Drive in Marietta.