United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Unknown1895View of saluting cannons and Staff Row, the officers' quarters at Fort McPherson, an army installation located approximately four miles south of downtown Atlanta, Georgia.In 1885, the United States Army acquired land approximately four miles south of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, for the establishment of a military installation. Construction began the following year on a complex designed by Captain Joshua West Jacobs of the United States Army. The first barracks were finished in 1889 and troops soon occupied the site. The military installation was named in honor of Union Major General James McPherson, who was killed in action during the Battle of Atlanta in 1864.image/jpegVIS 170.361.002ahc170361002.jpgAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionBuildings--Georgia--Fulton CountyMilitary facilities--Georgia--Fulton CountyHouses--Georgia--Fulton CountySidewalks--Georgia--Fulton CountyCannons--Georgia--Fulton CountyFort McPherson (Ga.)Fort McPhersonStillImage