Death of Gen. Walker-GHM 044-51-DeKalb Co
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N 33° 44.401 W 084° 19.631
16S E 747612 N 3736539
Glenwood Ave at Wilkinson Dr (at I-20 Interchange)
Waymark Code: WM6XN6
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2009
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July 22, 1864. Maj. Gen. W.H.T. Walker, commanding a div. of Hardee´s A.C., [CSA] while directing his troops toward the battlefield, reached a close proximity to this spot at noon where, pausing to reconnoitre the area, he was shot from horse by a Federal picket.
Gen. Walker was succeeded by Gen. Hugh Mercer, who deployed the div. in Sugar Cr. valley just W. of this marker. Bate´s div. advanced on this side of the creek. The northward movement of these troops, far from being a rear attack on the Federals, as contemplated, struck 2 divs. of the Federal 16th A.C. which happened to be in their front (at Clay St. & Memorial Dr.).
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 044-51
Date: 1956
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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