- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Garrard's Cavalry at Stone Mtn. Depot 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: Located at north end of the old depot on Main Street (at Mason Ave.)
Text of marker: "GARRARD'S CAVALRY AT STONE MTN. DEPOT. July 18, 1864. Garrard's cavalry division and Lightburn's 15 A.C. [US] brigade moved from Browning's Court House (TUCKER), to this vicinity and destroyed 2 miles of Ga. R.R. track, several culverts, & the water tank. July 19, Long's and Miller's brigades, Garrard's cav. again struck the R.R. & destroyed quartermaster & commissary stores, 200 bales of cotton & additional trackage. Dilbrell's brigade, Kelly's div., Wheeler's cav. corps made all possible defense efforts, both days, to prevent the destruction of Atlanta's eastern line of communication. 044-16 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_garrards-cavalry-at-stone-mtn.-depot
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_garrards-cavalry-at-stone-mtn
- 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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