Sweeny's March South - GHM 044-38 – DeKalb Co., GA.
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
N 33° 45.192 W 084° 19.821
16S E 747281 N 3737994
Sweeny's March South State Historical Marker located on Clay St. south of Boulevard Dr. in East Atlanta.
Waymark Code: WM2DK8
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member mtn-man
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SWEENY'S MARCH SOUTH

July 22, 1864. Sweeny's 16th A.C. div., ordered to support the left of the Federal line in E. Atlanta, was shifted from its camp of the previous night, N. of the Georgia Railroad. It marched S. on the Clay Road (now Clay St).

These troops had been ordered to destroy the R.R. back to Decatur but McPherson requested them as reinforcement to his left, since his cavalry (Garrard's) had been sent eastward.

Passing the Jesse Clay plantation, near this point, Sweeny's troops moved S. to the present intersection of Memorial Drive where they halted for further instructions -- at the fateful moment of Hardee's surprise attack.

GHM 044-38 - Georgia Historical Commission - 1956


Type of Marker: Highway

Marker #: GHM 044-38

Date: 1956

Sponsor: Not listed
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