Historical Marker

Hardee’s Detour

Jonesboro · Clayton County · Erected 1956

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The Story

Marching overnight from Rough and Ready, Hardee's column hit Federal pickets before dawn on August 31, 1864, and detoured to reach Jonesboro — a delay that left his troops arriving piecemeal for that afternoon's failed attack.

About this site

Hardee’s Detour is a historical marker in Jonesboro, Clayton County, erected in 1956. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Clayton County, among 75 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.5553, -84.3703 near Jonesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stately Oaks (historic place), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Site of McPeak House, Gen. S. D. Lee's Corps, and Jonesborough.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.5553, -84.3703 · Jonesboro, Clayton County

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