McPherson's Troops March to Decatur - GHM 060-7 - Fulton Co., GA
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McPherson's Troops March to Decatur state historic marker located at Roberts Dr at Spalding Dr.
Waymark Code: WM608M
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2009
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McPherson's Troops March to Decatur
July 17, 1864. The three Federal armies, commanded by Gen. W. T. Sherman, having crossed the Chattahoochee River at Soap Creek, at Power´s and Pace´s ferries, & at Shallow Ford near Roswell, began the moved toward Atlanta on a wide front, designed to approach the city from the North, North-East and East.
McPherson´s Army of the Tennessee, consisting of Logan´s 15th, Dodge´s 16, & Blair´s 17th Corps, having crossed at Shallow Ford, moved on this road toward Decatur, in the sequence as named. Their routes traversed the upper valleys of Nancy´s and Peachtree Creeks.
GHM 060-7 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1984
McPherson's Troops March to Decatur