Hood & Hardee Withdraw E. to R.R.

Hood & Hardee Withdraw E. to R.R. is a Georgia historical marker in Cobb County, dedicated 1953.

At the intersection of Due West Road NW and County Line Road NW, on the right when traveling west on Due West Road NW in Acworth.

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New Hope - Gilgal Church Road June 2-4, 1864. Hood's A.C. was posted 1 mi. W. & Hardee's A. C. was aligned along Dallas - Acworth rd., N. 1.5 mi to Burnt Hickory rd. - Confederate center & rt. These corps withdrew, along with rest of Johnston's forces [CS], when the Federal 23d A. C. seized the Dallas - Acworth rd. near old Allatoona Ch., 2.5 mi. N. E. June 3. Hood & Hardee retreated E. along this road June 4, to positions between Lost Mountain & the State R. R.

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Historical maps covering this location

1856 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Colton's Georgia (1864) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1866 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1869 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Atlanta Campaign 3rd epoch. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Colton's Georgia (1864), 1864, covering the location of Hood & Hardee Withdraw E. to R.R., with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Colton's Georgia (1864), 1864, covering this location. Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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