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Photo Gallery: Johnston's Rear Guard Stops McPherson
Marker text:
May 16, 1864. Walker's div. of Hardee's A.C., having delayed
McPherson's troops (15th & 16th A.C.), at Lay's Ferry (3.25 mi. N.W.) the
day before, was joined here by 2 divisions - Bate's and Cleburne's.
Deploying on both sides of Oothcalooga Creek, the left of the line covering
the road to Adairsville, Hardee - facing N & W. - held McPherson's forces
throughout the day to enable the Confederate wagon trains to proceed to
Adairsville.
This, the Battle of Rome Cross-Roads, was an episode of the Atlanta
Campaign.
064-18 Georgia Historical Commission 1953
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