- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- McPherson's Troops March to Decatur historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Fulton County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Dunwoody, 33.94621, -84.33465
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Roberts Dr. at Spalding Dr. in Dunwoody
text of marker: "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 & 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. 060-7 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1984" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_mcphersons-troops-march-to-decatur
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_mcphersons-troops-march-to-decatur
- 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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