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On Friday morning, May 27, 1864, war came to Malachi Pickett's farm and mill. Almost 25,000 men fought the terrain, the heat, the fear and each other in an area that became known as "the hell hole" to surviving veterans. The fighting was so severe that the percentage of those killed to those wounded was the highest in the Atlanta campaign.  After General William T. Sherman's advance on Atlanta was stalled in a costly battle at New Hope Church on May 25, 1864, he was determined to move east in an effort to outflank his opponent, General Joseph E. Johnston, and open the Acworth Road and other routes for military operations.  Continued...

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~Notice~

Because of the current economic crisis, Pickett's Mill Battlefield State Historic Site will open on reduced hours. Effective July 1, 2009 the Park will only be open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays. The Family Group Shelter will close after June 16th, 2009. 

The site staff is sorry for any inconvenience caused by the new operating conditions. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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