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In July 1864 Sherman sent Gen. George Stoneman's cavalry from here to wreck the railroads supplying Atlanta. The raid ended in disaster: Stoneman was surrounded near Macon and surrendered, becoming the highest-ranking Union prisoner of the war.
The Stoneman Raid is a historical marker in Decatur, DeKalb County, erected in 1957. 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 33.7750, -84.2963 near Decatur. The nearest cataloged historic site is Garrard’s Cavalry Raid (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wheeler’s Cav. at Decatur, DeKalb County, and Steatite Boulder.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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