First Shoupade

First Shoupade (HM1MR9)

Location: Smyrna, GA 30080 Cobb County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 50.202', W 84° 29.522'

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Before you are the earthen remnants of a Civil War fort of unique design. Upon seeing these forts, Confederate Major General G.W. Smith said that their designer — Brigadier General Francis Shoup — would become famous, and Smith called them Shoupades. The name stuck, and we still call them Shoupades today.

This marker is behind the fort, near the opening that allowed access for soldiers. while each arrowhead-shaped Shoupade was similar in design, their dimensions could vary. The "standard" size was intended to hold as many as 80 men. Depending on the terrain, each fort was 60 to 175 yards from the next one. The Shoupades in this section of the River Line were on a ridge, facing north.

Each fort had inner and outer horizontal log walls, the outer walls rising 15 to 20 feet high (see illustration). The inner walls were not as high, and between the walls was packed earth on which the riflemen stood. What you see today is the earth that was between the log walls.

Between the Shoupades were palisades — sharpened logs standing vertically — defended by infantry, but rather than connecting the Shoupades directly, the palisades formed a reentrant angle, where an artillery redan held two guns. The objective was to channel any attack into areas that could be swept by both rifle and cannon fire.

To the right (east) of this Shoupade is a low line of earth leading to an artillery redan. This line is the remains of the base of the palisade.

Proceed along the path to the next marker at the artillery redan.
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HM NumberHM1MR9
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Date Added Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 at 9:05am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 732075 N 3746879
Decimal Degrees33.83670000, -84.49203333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 50.202', W 84° 29.522'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 50' 12.12" N, 84° 29' 31.32" W
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Area Code(s)404, 678, 770
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2109 Wylmoor Way, Smyrna GA 30080, US
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