Noon Under the Trees

In an oak grove near here at noon on July 22, 1864, McPherson lunched with generals Logan and Blair and sent an order to wreck the Georgia Railroad; gunfire to the southeast broke up the meal as the Battle of Atlanta erupted.

Noon Under the Trees 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 33.7617, -84.3417 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Logan’s 15th A.C. Line (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Restoring the Line, Sweeny's Division Encamped, and The March to the Sea.

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