Historical Marker

Hardee at Wm. Cobb’s House

Atlanta · DeKalb County · Erected 1956

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The Story

At dawn July 22, 1864, Hardee's exhausted columns reached the home and mill of William Cobb on Intrenchment Creek, where Cobb and his miller guided the Confederates into position for their surprise assault on McPherson's flank.

About this site

Hardee at Wm. Cobb’s House is a historical marker in Atlanta, DeKalb County, erected in 1956. It is one of 98 historical markers documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7017, -84.3323 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site: Cobb’s Mill (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hardee at Road Fork, Hardee’s March Turned N.E. on Fayetteville Road, and Walker & Bate At Sugar Cr..

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

📍 33.7017, -84.3323 · Atlanta, DeKalb County
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