United States, Georgia, Clayton County, Jonesboro, 33.5215, -84.35381Seibert, David, 1941-20201996/2014Location: U.S. 41 at Battle Creek Rd. north of JonesboroText of marker: "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 the bridge near John Chamber's Mill. Rather than risk a night battle, the columns detoured on a field road eastward & entered Jonesboro on the Morrow's Station road which parallels the R. R. This caused considerable delay; it was well into the forenoon before Hardee's A. C. & Anderson's div. were in the embattled lines at Jonesboro where the 1st of the two battles was fought that afternoon. 031-10 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956"image/jpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Historical markers--Georgia--Clayton CountyHardee's Detour historical markerStillImage