Confederate Line at Cassville GHM 008-23-Bartow County
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N 34° 14.338 W 084° 51.048
16S E 697933 N 3790741
A detailed time reference about the events at Cassville on May 19, 1864.
Waymark Code: WM22XV
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2007
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CONFEDERATE LINE
5 P.M. MAY 19, 1864
The three corps of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Army [CSA] were withdrawn from N. & W. of Cassville to this ridge, E. & S. of the town.
Hardee was posted astride the R.R. near Cass Station on the S.
Polk centered here & Hood's line skirted the cemetery N.
This shift from an aggressive to a defensive position resulted in a Council of War at Polk's h'dq'rs. where it was claimed the line was untenable, whereupon Johnson ordered a retreat to to the Etowah River that night.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 008-23 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Date: 1953
Sponsor: Not listed
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