Phase I Survey and Phase II Testing at Pickett’s Mill State Historic Site, Paulding County, Georgia

This report summarizes the Phase I survey and Phase II excavation of portions of the 765 acre Pickett’s Mill State Historic Site. Pickett’s Mill State Historic Site, located along Little Pumpkin Vine Creek in eastern Paulding County, Georgia, was the scene of fierce fighting during the Civil War. On May 27, 1864, a bloody battle was fought at Pickett’s Mill. Although the battle of Pickett’s Mill is considered to have been a minor engagement in the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, it is regarded as one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields in the country.