23d A.C. to Decatur

On July 17, 1864, Schofield's 23rd Corps swung away from the Chattahoochee here, beginning a three-day march to Decatur meant to seize the northeast approaches and tighten the ring around Atlanta.

23d A.C. to Decatur is a historical marker in Sandy Springs, Fulton County, erected in 1954. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9188, -84.3930 near Sandy Springs. The nearest cataloged historic site is Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include To Sandy Springs and Old Cross Keys, The History of the City of Sandy Springs, Georgia, and Gen. J. D. Cox's Div. To Old Cross Keys.

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