Hardee's Corps at Powder Springs
![May 23, 1864. Lt. Gen. Wm. J. Hardee´s A. C. [CS] marched from Stegall´s Station (Emerson), and Etowah River, via New Hope Ch., reaching Powder Springs afternoon of the 24th. The corps made this...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7oFtidTHJvitDaKeUMPjgBxPrxPrrj3cDoSPzhYoFWcuzaLWJ4WSFkVjLjkfqANAjwIPJl6eJVVP2ve776QcIfXeoCI)
May 23, 1864. Lt. Gen. Wm. J. Hardee´s A. C. [CS] marched from Stegall´s Station (Emerson), and Etowah River, via New Hope Ch., reaching Powder
Springs afternoon of the 24th.
The corps made this march in advance of Johnston´s forces [CS] to find the rt. flank of Sherman´s army [US] ascertained to be approaching Dallas, Paulding Co., from the W. Marking time, Hardee moved S.E. to Powder Springs for water. May 25, 3 a. m. the corps counter-marched toward Dallas, there to await orders placing it on the embattled Dallas - New Hope Church line.
033-38 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1988
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.