- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- The Extended Line 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: Ga. 85 SB .4 miles S. of Atlanta South Pkwy. 1/4 mile N. of Lees Mill Rd.
Text of marker: "THE EXTENDED LINE. The Federals, having lifted siege operations N. & W. of Atlanta Aug. 25, moved on the A. & W.P. R.R. below East Point & by the 29th began its destruction. In an effort to protect the M. & W. (Central of Georgia ) R.R., Hardee's A.C. [CSA] hastily built and occupied , Aug 30, a line extending from East Point to Morrow's & Thames' mills. Here the line ran E. to the R.R. near Rough and Ready where Hardee's command post was alerted to observe Federal movements on Jonesboro. This extended line, occupied but a day, was abandoned that night by Hardee's 3 divisions - Maney's, Cleburne's & Brown's - & with S.D. Lee's A.C. from Atlanta, they marched to Jonesboro. 031-7B GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_the-extended-line
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_the-extended-line
- 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:
-
