Ruff’s Mill Battlefield

Earlier this week the LAMAR Institute research team completed its report to the National Park Service, American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) on its Ruff’s Mill Battlefield Survey. This survey examined a poorly understood battle from early July 1864 in the Nickajack Creek watershed of Cobb County, Georgia. This battle is best known as Ruff’s Mill. Ruff’s Mill was a grist mill located in a tight bend of Nickajack Creek. It was operated by Martin Luker Ruff, Sr. Military conflict in the vicinity took place on July 3 and 4. This battle followed shortly after the bloodbath of Kennesaw Mountain and prior to the other bloodbaths at Peachtree Creek and Atlanta. These actions were part of Major General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign. The full technical report by the LAMAR Institute will be released to the public later in 2022, along with the premiere of a documentary film produced by Mark Albertin of Scrapbook Productions, LLC.