Wheeler’s Cav. at Decatur

On July 22, 1864, Wheeler's dismounted cavalry charged Decatur's square to seize McPherson's parked wagon trains. They drove off the Union guards and captured the wagons before orders pulled them back to the main battle.

Wheeler’s Cav. at Decatur is a historical marker in Decatur, 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 33.7753, -84.2964 near Decatur. The nearest cataloged historic site is DeKalb County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Steatite Boulder, Garrard’s Cavalry Raid, and The Stoneman Raid.

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