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On July 22, 1864, Gen. James B. McPherson, commanding the Army of the Tennessee, rode toward the sound of battle, blundered into Confederate skirmishers, and was shot dead, the only U.S. army commander killed in action during the Civil War.
McPherson's Last Ride 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 33.7475, -84.3402 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gresham's Division (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Atlanta, Death of McPherson, and Fuller's Div. 16th A.C..
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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