BATTLE OF BROWN'S MILL - GHM 038-2 - COWETA CO.,GEORGIA
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N 33° 22.478 W 084° 47.976
16S E 704699 N 3694982
Located at Coweta Courthouse in Newnan, Georgia.
Waymark Code: WM2VAP
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/24/2007
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BATTLE OF BROWN'S MILL
On July 27, 1864, Brig. Gen. E.M. McCook with 3,600 Federal cavalry began a raid to destroy railroads south of Atlanta and release 32,000 Federal prisoners at Andersonville. Three miles south of Newnan on July 30th, Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler with 1,400 Confederate cavalry caught and routed the Federals, captured about 2,000 men, several ambulances, a full battery and released 500 Confederate prisoners. Here General Wheeler whipped the "pick" of the Federal cavalry and saved Newnan from capture and possible destruction.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 038-2
Date: 1955
Sponsor: Not listed
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