Hardee’s Corps at Jonesboro Marker

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Jonesboro in Clayton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hardee’s Corps at Jonesboro

By David Seibert, October 6, 2010

1. Hardee’s Corps at Jonesboro Marker

Inscription. Sept. 1, 1864. The withdrawal of S. D. Lee’s A. C. toward Atlanta left Hardee facing the same Federal forces of the preceding day. To meet an attack on his rt., he shifted Cleburne’s & Carter’s divs. [CS] to an extended line forming a salient angle (north of the Warren house) with one from the east side of the railroad.

The attack by Davis’ 14th A. C. [US] at the salient drove Govan's brigade to a 2d position where the massed forces of Hardee withstood not only the 14th but Stanley’s 4th (which moved in E. of the R. R.) till night ended the battle & enabled Hardee to withdraw to Lovejoy’s.

Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 031-25.)

Location. 33° 32.004′ N, 84° 21.169′ W. Marker is in Jonesboro, Georgia, in Clayton County. Marker is on North Main Street (Georgia Route 54) 0 miles north of West Mimosa Drive, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jonesboro GA 30236, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Battle of Jonesboro The Second Day (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); The Warren House (about 300 feet away); Two Days of Battle at Jonesboro (approx. 0.2 miles away); Attack by Lee's Corps (approx. half a mile away); The March to the Sea (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Johnson-Blalock House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lee's Corps Withdrawn (approx. 0.7 miles away); Heritage Place (approx. 0.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Jonesboro.

By David Seibert, October 6, 2010

2. Hardee’s Corps at Jonesboro Marker

Looking north; Georgia Highway 54 is on the left, and the railroad, which Federal forces were attempting to cut at Jonesboro, on the right.

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 9, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 330 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.