
George Darby House-Cleburne's H'dq'rs - Hiram, GA
Posted by:
YoSam.
N 33° 54.302 W 084° 44.961
16S E 708094 N 3753906
More action to quell Sherman's movements.
Waymark Code: WM10KXN
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2019
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County of memorial: Paulding County
Location of memorial: Hiram Acworth Hwy (GA-61) & Darby's Crossing Shipping Center, Hiram
Erected By: Georgian Historical Commission
Date Erected: 1953
Plaque Text:
GEORGE DARBY HOUSE
CLEBURNE'S H'DQ'RS.
May 25, 1864. Maj. Gen. P. R. Cleburne's div. marched
with Hardee's A.C. [CSA] from New Hope Church May 24,
to Power Springs.
These troops, the left flank of Johnson's Army,
marched S.E. to find the position of the Federals
known to be near Dallas. Recalled from Powder
Springs, the Corp counter~marched at 3a.m., May 25.
Enroute back toward Dallas, Cleburne's div. detoured N.
from Henry Lester house & camped at Darby's until dark,
when it was ordered to New Hope Ch. where Hood's A.C. [CSA] had
been fighting the 20th A.C. [USA] that P.M.