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By David Seibert, April 12, 2009
Hardee’s Detour Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Georgia, Clayton County, Jonesboro — 031-10 — Hardee’s Detour —
Aug. 31, 1864. The night march of Hardee’s A. C. (followed by Anderson’s div. of S. D. Lee’s) [CS] from East Point & Rough and Ready to Jonesboro, was not without incident. About 3 A. M. the head of Brown’s column encountered Federal pickets at . . . — — Map (db m18175) HM
2 ► Georgia, Clayton County, Jonesboro — 031-26 — Battle of Jonesboro The First Day —
Aug. 31, 1864. This immediate area was occupied by the Army of the Tenn. [US], commanded by Gen. O. O. Howard. These troops, Logan’s 15th, Ransom’s 16th & Blair’s 17th corps, marched to this position from Fairburn the previous day; the 15th & . . . — — Map (db m18824) HM
3 ► Georgia, Clayton County, Jonesboro — 031-14 — Diverted Attack —
Aug. 31, 1864. The three divs. of Hardee’s A. C. [CS] Lowrey’s, Brown’s & Maney’s (under Gen. Cleburne), moved W. from Jonesboro to attack the flank of the intrenched Federal 15th A. C. 400 yds. N. This called for a wheel to the right (or N.) & . . . — — Map (db m18294) HM
4 ► Georgia, Clayton County, Jonesboro — 031-13 — Lee's Corps Withdrawn —
Aug. 31, 1864. When Gen. Hood in Atlanta heard that Federal forces had seized the railroad at Rough and Ready & suspecting an attack from that quarter, he ordered Gen. S. D. Lee’s A. C. [CS] to move back toward Atlanta to support Stewart’s A. C. . . . — — Map (db m18809) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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