- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Johnston's Army at Adairsville historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Bartow County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bartow County, Adairsville, 34.3687, -84.93411
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: U.S. 41 at the cemetery in Adairsville
text of marker: "JOHNSTON'S ARMY AT ADAIRSVILLE. May 18, 1864. The three corps of the Confederate Army, on reaching Adairsville from Resaca, moved by two roads to Cassville. Hood's & Polk's corps marched S. on old U.S.41 Highway; Hardee's corps took direct road to Kingston W. & parallel to the R.R. Units of Maj. Gen. S.G. French's div. & Brig. Gen. W.H. Jackson's Calvary joined Polk's corps here and at Cassville. The march by 2 roads was to facilitate troop movement & to divide Sherman's forces during his advance. 008-27 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1953" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_johnstons-army-at-adairsville
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_johnstons-army-at-adairsville
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
