Stewart’s & Lee’s A.C. March to Lovejoy’s Sta.

Marks the Confederate retreat road after the defeat at Jonesboro: in early September 1864, S.D. Lee's and Stewart's corps fell back through here toward Lovejoy's Station, the final withdrawal that sealed the fall of Atlanta.

Stewart’s & Lee’s A.C. March to Lovejoy’s Sta. is a historical marker in Conley, 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 33.6597, -84.3364 near Conley. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hardee’s March Turned N.E. on Fayetteville Road (historical marker), about 2.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Site: Cobb’s Mill, Hardee at Wm. Cobb’s House, and Hardee at Road Fork.

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