Near Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hardee's Salient

Photographed by David Seibert, May 24, 2008

1. Hardee's Salient Marker

Inscription. June 16, 1864. From this point as a pivot, the Confederate line W. to Gilgal Church & Lost Mtn. was swung back to a N. & S. line E. of Mud Creek, thereby making a salient angle -- Hardee's A. C. on the left or S; Polk's & Hood's Corps on the right, or E.(CS)

This shift of Hardee's line was due to pressure on his front by the 20th & 23d Corps (US), from June 9 to 15.

Further pressure by the 4th, 14th & 20th Corps (US) upon Hardee's salient, June 17, 18, forced Johnston to abandon his entire line, June 19, for a final position which included Kennesaw Mountain.

Erected 1953 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 033-22.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 16, 1866.

Location. 33° 58.329′ N, 84° 37.023′ W. Marker is near Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is at the intersection of New Salem Road and Salient Road NW, on the right when traveling north on New Salem Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marietta GA 30064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gen. O. O. Howard’s Headquarters (approx. 0.7 miles away); Civil War Action Around Latimer's Farm

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); General Leonidas Polk's Headquarters (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Civil War Action Around Latimer’s Farm (approx. 0.8 miles away); Gen. J. E. Johnston’s Headquarters (approx. 1.1 miles away); Union's 24-Gun Battery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Logan’s 15th A.C. Line (approx. 1.4 miles away); Kennesaw Battlefield (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Main Confederate Battle Line (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,233 times since then and 49 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 14, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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