- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Garrard's Cavalry at Buchanan's 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
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Buford Highway at English Oak Dr., at Gwinnett County line
Text of marker: "GARRARD'S CAVALRY AT BUCHANAN'S. J.W. Buchanan's residence, which stood on the Old Hightower Trail, where Peachtree Road crosses, was a landmark of Federal troop movements in July, 1864. July 17, Garrard's cav., operating on the left of McPherson's Army of the Tenn., crossed the Chattahoochee at McAfee's bridge & camped that night along the headwaters of Nancy's Creek west of Buchanan's. Logan's 15th A.C. on Garrard's rt. camped along the Cr., having reached there from Roswell on the old Shallow Ford Rd. The objective of these troops - the destruction of the Ga. R.R. 044-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1984" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_garrards-cavalry-at-buchanans
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_garrards-cavalry-at-buchanans
- 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:
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