- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Death of Gen. Walker historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--DeKalb County
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Glenwood Ave. at Wilkinson Dr. (at I-20 interchange) in Atlanta
Text of marker: "DEATH OF GEN. WALKER. 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.). 044-51 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_death-of-gen
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_death-of-gen
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
