Historical Marker

Johnston's Army at Adairsville

Adairsville · Bartow County · Erected 1953

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The Story

After the delaying fight at Adairsville on May 17, 1864, Johnston found the valley too wide to anchor a defensive line, so he disengaged and slipped south to set his trap for Sherman at Cassville.

About this site

Johnston's Army 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 Federal Armies 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.

📍 34.3669, -84.9261 · Adairsville, Bartow County

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