Hardee's March Turned N.E. on Fayetteville Road - GHM 044-59 - DeKalb Co., GA - Georgia Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Hardee's March Turned N.E. on Fayetteville Road

July 21, 1864. These troops and Wheeler’s Cavalry [CSA] were sent from Atlanta on a 15 mile night march to gain the rear of McPherson’s Army of the Tennessee [USA] in East Atlanta. Hardee moved out of the city via McDonough Road (Capitol Ave.) and here turned North East on the old Fayetteville Road.

July 22. Dawn found the columns a little beyond Cobb’s Mill on Intrenchment Creek, 1.25 miles North East of here. Plans called for a daylight attack on the Federal forces, but oppressive weather, battle fatigue and a grueling march, delayed the movement until noon, at which time the battle of Atlanta began.

GHM 044-59 - Georgia Historical Commission - 1984

Type of Marker: Highway Marker #: GHM 044-59 Date: 1984 Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission

Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the marker, yourself at the marker, your gps at the marker, or anything specific to the text on the marker. And don't forget to enjoy your visit.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   12/17/2007 Lat34North visited it 10/01/1999 Markerman62 visited it

View all visits/logs