Historical Marker

Baird’s Div., 14th A.C.

Riverdale · Clayton County · Erected 1958

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The Story

On August 30, 1864, Baird's division of the Union 14th Corps marched down the Fayetteville Road near Riverdale, one column of Sherman's army converging on the Macon railroad in the days before the Battle of Jonesboro.

About this site

Baird’s Div., 14th A.C. is a historical marker in Riverdale, Clayton County, erected in 1958. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Clayton County, among 75 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.6017, -84.4292 near Riverdale. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Marcus Long Crossroads (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site: The Mann House, Site: Marcus Long House, and King Cemetery.

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

📍 33.6017, -84.4292 · Riverdale, Clayton County

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