Iverson Gate GHM 031-AGD-3
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Markerman62
N 33° 37.012 W 084° 20.946
16S E 745932 N 3722827
Just inside the gate (closed) on Hood Avenue in the former Fort Gillem/Atlanta General Depot.
Waymark Code: WMNRT7
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2015
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Named in honor of Brig. General Alfred Iverson, Jr., CSA. He became a first lieutenant, First U. S. Cavalry, 1856. In 1861 he resigned commission in U. S. Army and joined the Confederacy as a Colonel. Promoted to Brig. General in November 1862. He was in charge of a brigade of Wheeler’s Cavalry deployed on Depot’s present site, with mission of protecting Macon & Western Railroad, main supply line.
Born at Clinton, Georgia, February 14, 1829. Died March 31, 1911.
Type of Marker: Building
Marker #: 031-AGD-3
Date: 1957
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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