Historical Marker

Death of McPherson

Atlanta · DeKalb County · Erected 1956

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The Story

Union Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson, the highest-ranking Federal officer killed in the war, died here on July 22, 1864, when he refused to surrender to Cleburne's skirmishers; soldiers on both sides mourned him.

About this site

Death of McPherson is a historical marker in Atlanta, DeKalb County, erected in 1956. It is one of 98 historical markers documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7441, -84.3413 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Historic Ground--1864 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fuller's Div. 16th A.C., Cleburne's Div. in the Federal Rear, and Gresham's Division.

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

📍 33.7441, -84.3413 · Atlanta, DeKalb County

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