Historical Marker

Site: Judge James Paden House: Gen. J.D. Cox’s H’dq’rs

Decatur · DeKalb County · Erected 1993

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The Story

Judge James Paden's plantation, on land that is now Emory's campus, hosted Gen. Jacob Cox's headquarters when his division of Schofield's 23rd Corps camped here the evening of July 19, 1864 during Sherman's approach to Atlanta.

About this site

Site: Judge James Paden House: Gen. J.D. Cox’s H’dq’rs is a historical marker in Decatur, DeKalb County, erected in 1993. 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 33.7894, -84.3211 near Decatur. The nearest cataloged historic site is Emory University (college & university), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Hardman Family Cemetery, 4th A.C. at Durand's Mill, and Site: J. Oliver Powell House Sherman's H'dq'rs.

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

📍 33.7894, -84.3211 · Decatur, DeKalb County

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