Adairsville in Bartow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Federal Armies at Adairsville

Photographed by David Seibert, June 30, 2008

1. Federal Armies at Adairsville Marker

Inscription. May 18, 1864, The 4th, 14th & 20th Corps (Army of the Cumberland) [US] together with the 15th &16th corps (Army of the Tennessee) [US] reached Adairsville from Resaca, at noon.

Sherman convinced that all of Johnston's forces had gone to Kingston & Etowah River crossings S. of it, directed his forces to converge there.

McPherson's Army of the Tennessee moved to Barnsley's; the 4th & 14th by direct road to Kingston; the 23rd [US] (at Mosteller's Mills, 5 mi. E.) & the 20th, were shifted S.W. across the Gravelly Plateau.

Erected 1953 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 008-28.)

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 May 18, 1864.

Location. 34° 22.016′ N, 84° 55.565′ W. Marker is in Adairsville, Georgia, in Bartow County. It is at the intersection of Poplar Springs Road and South Cass Street, on the right when traveling east on Poplar Springs Road. The marker is one of three located in front of the East View Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Adairsville GA 30103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. 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

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flies: Mosteller's Mills (here, next to this marker); Johnston's Army at Adairsville (here, next to this marker); The Great Locomotive Chase (approx. half a mile away); Joe P. Bowdoin, M.D. (approx. half a mile away); Adairsville, Georgia (approx. half a mile away); Historic Trimble House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Major John Lewis (approx. 1.3 miles away); McPherson’s Troops March to Barnsley’s (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Adairsville.

Markers at the East View Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, June 30, 2008

2. Markers at the East View Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,590 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.