McPherson’s Troops March to Barnsley’s

On May 18, 1864, Sherman's Army of the Tennessee under Gen. James McPherson swung southwest from Adairsville toward Godfrey Barnsley's estate; McPherson slept there that night while his troops looted but spared the famous Italianate manor.

McPherson’s Troops March to Barnsley’s is a historical marker in Adairsville, Bartow County, erected in 1956. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.3450, -84.9383 near Adairsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is B F Shaw Family Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Schwanbeck Family Cemetery, Adairsville, Georgia, and Joe P. Bowdoin, M.D..

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