Historical Marker

The Stoneman Raid Battle of King's Tanyard

Winder · Barrow County · Erected 1957

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The Story

Before dawn on August 3, 1864, Confederate cavalry surprised exhausted Union troopers resting near here, capturing roughly 430. It was the final collapse of General Stoneman's failed raid to cut Atlanta's rail supply.

About this site

The Stoneman Raid Battle of King's Tanyard is a historical marker in Winder, Barrow County, erected in 1957. It is one of 24 historical markers documented in Barrow County, among 57 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9921, -83.7214 near Winder. The nearest cataloged historic site is Barrow County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Barrow County Courthouse, Broad Street Commercial Historic District, and Downtown Winder Historic District (Boundary Increase).

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.9921, -83.7214 · Winder, Barrow County

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