- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- March and Counter-March historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Clayton County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clayton County, 33.54189, -84.35769
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: U.S. 23 at Fielder Rd. about 1/2 mile north of I-675 junction
text of marker: "MARCH AND COUNTER-MARCH. Sept. 1, 1864. Gen. S. D. Lee's A. C., withdrawn from Jonesboro after the battle Aug. 31, camped in this vicinity enroute northward via the McDonough Rd., to aid Stewart's A. C. [CS] in Atlanta if attacked by Federals at East Point. Learning of Hardee's defeat at Jonesboro the 31st, Hood abandoned Atlanta; Stewart & the militia moved out the McDonough Rd. night of Sept. 1. Sept. 2. Lee, his march resumed, met Stewart & the militia coming southward - the former to Lovejoy's - the latter to Griffin. To cover this withdrawal, Lee continued his march northward until halted at South River, six miles from Atlanta, countermarching to Lovejoy's Sept. 3. 031-12 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_march-and-counter-march
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_march-and-counter-march
- 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:
-
