During the Battle of Decatur-UDC-DeKalb Co
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Sprinterman
N 33° 46.518 W 084° 17.793
16S E 750348 N 3740527
Located at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur
Waymark Code: WM6XPD
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2009
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During the Battle of Decatur July 22nd, 1864 there was hot fighting in and around the old courthouse which stood on this square. Wheeler's Calvary made a gallant charge here and captured a battery of federal artillery with officers and men.
Erected by Agnes Lee Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy
1922
Type of Marker: Monument
Marker #: None
Date: 1922
Sponsor: Agnes Lee Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy
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