Historical Marker

The March to the Sea (2014)

Atlanta · DeKalb County · Erected 2014

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The Story

Commemorates Sherman launching the March to the Sea from Atlanta on November 15, 1864, a campaign to break the Confederacy's capacity and will to fight; his left wing under Slocum passed through DeKalb on the way to Savannah.

About this site

The March to the Sea is a historical marker in Atlanta, DeKalb County, erected in 2014. 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 33.7706, -84.3488 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lynching in America / The Lynching of Porter Turner (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Alpha Delta Pi, Restoring the Line, and Logan’s 15th A.C. Line.

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

Also at or near Atlanta, DeKalb County

“The March to the Sea” names 4 distinct records in DeKalb County. This page is the historical marker erected in 2014 in Atlanta. The others:

📍 33.7706, -84.3488 · Atlanta, DeKalb County

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