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McPherson's Troops March to Barnsley's

Bartow County · dedicated 1956 · At the intersection of Hall Station Road and Rock Fence Road, on the right when traveling south on Hall Station Road in Adairsville.

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May 18th, 1864. Logan's 15th A.C. of the Army of the Tennessee [USA] left Adairsville in afternoon, following the 4th and 14th A.C. [USA] as far as this point, where it turned S.W. to Barnsley Gardens, where it joined K. Garrard's Cavalry [USA]. Dodge's 16th A.C. [USA] followed the 15th from Adairsville after dark, & reached Barnley's at midnight. The Army of the Tennessee formed the right flank of the Federal Armies moving S. on a wide front toward the Etowah River.

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McPherson's Troops March to Barnsley's

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