Historical Marker

Battle of Brown's Mill

Newnan · Coweta County · Erected 1955

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The Story

On July 30, 1864, Joseph Wheeler's outnumbered Confederate cavalry routed McCook's Union raiders south of Newnan, capturing some 1,200-2,000 men; the defeat forced Sherman to rely on siege rather than raids against Atlanta.

About this site

Battle of Brown's Mill is a historical marker in Newnan, Coweta County, erected in 1955. It is one of 23 historical markers documented in Coweta County, among 128 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.3746, -84.7998 near Newnan. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederate Hospitals (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Coweta County World War I Memorial, In Memory of General Daniel Newnan, and Coweta County.

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

📍 33.3746, -84.7998 · Newnan, Coweta County

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