Hardee's Corps at Powder Springs

Hardee's Corps at Powder Springs is a Georgia historical marker in Cobb County, dedicated 1988.

At the intersection of Powder Springs - Dallas Road SW (Georgia Route 6) and Florence Road, on the right when traveling east on Powder Springs - Dallas Road SW in Powder Springs.

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May 23, 1864. Lt. Gen. Wm. J. Hardee's A. C. [CS] marched from Stegall's Station (Emerson), and Etowah River, via New Hope Ch., reaching Powder Springs afternoon of the 24th. The corps made this march in advance of Johnston's forces [CS] to find the rt. flank of Sherman's army [US] ascertained to be approaching Dallas, Paulding Co., from the W. Marking time, Hardee moved S.E. to Powder Springs for water. May 25, 3 a. m. the corps counter-marched toward Dallas, there to await orders placing it on the embattled Dallas - New Hope Church line.

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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)

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Hardee's Corps at Powder Springs

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