- Joined
- Oct 4, 2013
- Location
- Cobb's Legion Country - Bowdon, Ga.
Right now Hardee's Corps is marching south out of the city of Atlanta. Hood is trying a trick out of the Lee-Jackson book. His plan is for Hardee to move his men on a wide flanking movement and come in behind McPherson's Army of Tennessee who is in position from Bald Hill north up today's Moreland Ave. Unfortunately for Hood, McPherson is no Hooker. Mac realizes his left is "in the air" and orders Dodge's XVI Corps to refuse the line and run to the east protecting his flank.
In the meantime Hardee is moving south on the McDonough Rd. Today he would be marching down Capital Ave and Hank Aaron Dr, right past Turner Field, and further south. He will reach The Fayetteville Rd and turn abruptly northeast. After a few miles he reaches a fork. Walker and Bate's division will continue on the Fayetteville Rd. and Cleburne and Maney's will go north on Bouldercrest.
Hood had expected to be in position by daybreak. They won't until noon. Along the way WHT Walker will go into the a house and order a man by the name of Case Turner, with a pistol in his face, to help guide the army into position...
Tomorrow is the battle.
In the meantime Hardee is moving south on the McDonough Rd. Today he would be marching down Capital Ave and Hank Aaron Dr, right past Turner Field, and further south. He will reach The Fayetteville Rd and turn abruptly northeast. After a few miles he reaches a fork. Walker and Bate's division will continue on the Fayetteville Rd. and Cleburne and Maney's will go north on Bouldercrest.
Hood had expected to be in position by daybreak. They won't until noon. Along the way WHT Walker will go into the a house and order a man by the name of Case Turner, with a pistol in his face, to help guide the army into position...
Tomorrow is the battle.