Hardee's March Turned N.E. on Fayetteville Road

Hardee's March Turned N.E. on Fayetteville Road is a Georgia historical marker in DeKalb County, dedicated 1984.

At the intersection of Fayetteville Road and Fleetwood Drive in Atlanta.

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July 21, 1864. These troops and Wheeler's Cavalry [CS] were sent from Atlanta on a 15 mile night march to gain the rear of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee [US] in E. Atlanta. Hardee moved out of the city via McDonough Road (Capitol Avenue) and here turned N.E. on the old Fayetteville Road. July 22. Dawn found the columns a little beyond Cobb's Mill on Intrenchment Cr., 1.25 miles N.E. of here. Plans called for a daylight attack on the Federal forces, but oppressive weather, battle fatigue and a grueling march, delayed the movement until noon, at which time the battle of Atlanta began.

Marker not in place due to damage or maintenance. Note from the marker program.

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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)
1874 · Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Georgia, 1866, covering the location of Hardee's March Turned N.E. on Fayetteville Road, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Georgia, 1866, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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This historical marker is part of the Georgia Historical Marker Program and was erected by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Marker texts and locations come from the Society's own marker database.

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