Historical Marker

Unknown Confederate Dead

Stone Mountain · DeKalb County · Erected 1956

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The Story

About 150 Confederate soldiers lie here, most dead of disease or wounds in nearby hospitals. Some fell in a July 1864 clash with Garrard's Union cavalry, who raided Stone Mountain to wreck its railroad.

About this site

Unknown Confederate Dead is a historical marker in Stone Mountain, 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 33.8122, -84.1710 near Stone Mountain. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stone Mountain Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Garrard's Cavalry at Stone Mtn. Depot, Stone Mountain Cemetery, and Georgia Railroad Depot.

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

📍 33.8122, -84.1710 · Stone Mountain, DeKalb County

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