Historical Marker

Logan's 15th & Blair's 17th A.C. to Decatur

Decatur · DeKalb County · Erected 1954

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The Story

Forming the left wing of Sherman's advance, Generals Logan's XV and Blair's XVII Corps marched through here to Decatur in July 1864, tightening the Union noose around Atlanta.

About this site

Logan's 15th & Blair's 17th A.C. to Decatur is a historical marker in Decatur, DeKalb County, erected in 1954. 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 33.8492, -84.2575 near Decatur. The nearest cataloged historic site is The March to Decatur (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site: Henderson’s Mill, Floral Hills Memory Gardens, and Rehoboth Cemetery.

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

📍 33.8492, -84.2575 · Decatur, DeKalb County

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