Historical Marker

The March to Decatur

Decatur · DeKalb County · Erected 1954

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The Story

Marks McPherson's Army of the Tennessee swinging southeast through here in mid-July 1864 to seize and wreck the Georgia Railroad east of Decatur, cutting a vital Confederate supply line into Atlanta.

About this site

The March to Decatur 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 33.8494, -84.2573 near Decatur. The nearest cataloged historic site is Logan's 15th & Blair's 17th A.C. to Decatur (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site: Henderson’s Mill, Floral Hills Memory Gardens, and Rehoboth Cemetery.

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

📍 33.8494, -84.2573 · Decatur, DeKalb County

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