Hardee's Detour - GHM 031-10 - Clayton Co., GA
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N 33° 33.317 W 084° 22.220
16S E 744135 N 3715946
Hardee's Detour state historic marker located on US 41 at Battle Creek Rd north of Jonesboro, GA.
Waymark Code: WM40KH
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GA Cacher
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Hardee's Detour


Aug. 31, 1864. the night march of Hardee's A. C. (followed by Anderson's div. of S. D. Lee's) [CS] from East Point & Rough and Ready to Jonesboro, was not without incident. About 3 A. M. the head of Brown's column encountered Federal pickets at the bridge near John Chamber's Mill.

Rather than risk a night battle, the columns detoured on a field road eastward & entered Jonesboro on the Morrow's Station road which parallels the R. R. This caused considerable delay; it was well into the forenoon before Hardee's A. C. & Anderson's div. were in the embattled lines at Jonesboro where the 1st of the two battles was fought that afternoon.

GHM 031-10 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956

Type of Marker: Highway

Marker #: GHM 031-10

Date: 1956

Sponsor: Not listed
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