Wheeler's Pursuit

Recounts Confederate Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's relentless 1864 pursuit of McCook's raiders across west Georgia, culminating at Brown's Mill where his outnumbered cavalry routed the Union column and captured hundreds of prisoners.

Wheeler's Pursuit 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, -84.8392 near Newnan. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Battle of Brown's Mill: Detour to Battle (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Battle of Brown's Mill: Ride for the River, The Battle of Brown's Mill: Aftermath, and McCook's Raid.

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