- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- McPherson Monument
- Creator:
- Johnson, Marion, 1917-1979
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1950
- Subject:
- Monuments and memorials--Georgia--Atlanta
Generals--United States
Trees--Georgia--Atlanta
Cannons--Georgia--Atlanta
Fences--Georgia--Atlanta
Historic sites--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the monument dedicated to General James McPherson, located at the intersection of McPherson Avenue and Monument Avenue in the East Atlanta neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
James Birdseye McPherson (1828-1864) was the second highest ranking Union officer killed during the Civil War. McPherson was an 1853 graduate of the United States Military Academy where he attended with classmate John Bell Hood, whom he would later oppose during the war. A monument was erected in his honor on the site where he was killed during the Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.2493.001
ahc1702493001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2837
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
