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Skirmishing near Adairsville on May 17, 1864, was largely a Confederate delaying action. Hardee's troops bought time so Johnston could slip south and set his intended trap at Cassville during Sherman's drive toward Atlanta.
Historical Marker
Federal Armies at Adairsville
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About this site
Federal Armies at Adairsville is a historical marker in Adairsville, 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 34.3669, -84.9261 near Adairsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Johnston's Army at Adairsville (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include East View Cemetery, Joe P. Bowdoin, M.D., and Adairsville, Georgia.
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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