The March to Decatur - GHM 044-21 - DeKalb Co., GA
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N 33° 50.957 W 084° 15.452
16S E 753744 N 3748829
McPherson’s Army of the Tenn. [US], Consisting of the 15th, 16th, & 17th corp, having crossed the river at Roswell, made a wide swing S.E. to cut the Georgia R.R. at & E. of Decatur.
Waymark Code: WM1X4G
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2007
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The March to Decatur
McPherson’s Army of the Tenn. [US], Consisting of the 15th, 16th, & 17th corp, having crossed the river at Roswell, made a wide swing S.E. to cut the Georgia R.R. at & E. of Decatur.
Logan’s 15th, A.C. was the extreme left; posted at Browning’s court House (Tucker), July 18, it supported Garrard’s cav. Which seized the R.R. at Stone Mtn, Logan camped that night at Henderson’s Mill, resuming the march to Decatur next day, followed by Blair’s 17th which had camped at Blake’s Mill, N Fork Peachtree Cr.
From this point, both corps reached Decatur via roads now designated LaVista, Montreal & Lawrenceville; Dodge’s 16th by other rds. W.
GHM 044-21 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954
Located at the fork in the road formed by Henderson Mill Rd and Briarcliff Rd. Parking is available near by.
The river they crossed at Roswell would have been the Chattahoochee River.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: GHM 044-21
Date: 1954
Sponsor: Not listed
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