Historical Marker

Site: J. Oliver Powell House Sherman's H'dq'rs

Decatur · DeKalb County · Erected 1954

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The Story

James Oliver Powell's home served as Sherman's headquarters on July 19, 1864, and as a field hospital, as Schofield's 23rd Corps pressed in from the Chattahoochee toward Atlanta from the northeast.

About this site

Site: J. Oliver Powell House Sherman's H'dq'rs 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 33.7966, -84.3060 near Decatur. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Hardman Family Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Woodlands Garden of Decatur, Site: Judge James Paden House: Gen. J.D. Cox’s H’dq’rs, and Emory University.

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

📍 33.7966, -84.3060 · Decatur, DeKalb County

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