Historical Marker

"The Big Raid"

Newnan · Coweta County · Erected 2013

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The Story

In July 1864 General Edward McCook's Union cavalry swept south of Atlanta to wreck railroads, but Confederate horsemen ran them down near Newnan, ending the raid in a costly Federal rout.

About this site

"The Big Raid" is a historical marker in Newnan, Coweta County, erected in 2013. 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 33.3349, -84.8391 near Newnan. The nearest cataloged historic site is McCook's Raid (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wheeler's Pursuit, The Battle of Brown's Mill: Detour to Battle, and The Battle of Brown's Mill: Ride for the River.

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

📍 33.3349, -84.8391 · Newnan, Coweta County

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