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At Cassville on May 19, 1864, Joseph Johnston drew up a defensive line behind the town, but generals Hood and Polk warned it was exposed to enfilading Union artillery and persuaded him to abandon it that night, retreating across the Etowah.
Confederate Line is a historical marker in Cassville, Bartow County, erected in 1953. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.2390, -84.8508 near Cassville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Noble Hill School (historic place), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Smith and Douglas Family Houses, Noble Hill Rosenwald School, and Site of Cassville.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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