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Logan's 15th & Blair's 17th A.C. to Decatur

July 19, 1864. Logan´s troops, in "light fighting order" left camp at Henderson´s Mill (.8 mile N.E.) at 5 A.M. & marched to Decatur. They were joined at this point by Blair´s corps which had...

July 19, 1864. Logan´s troops, in "light fighting order" left camp at Henderson´s Mill (.8 mile N.E.) at 5 A.M. & marched to Decatur. They were joined at this point by Blair´s corps which...

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McPherson's Divergent Line of March

July 17, 1864. At this road-fork (near old Providence Church), the 16th A.C. of the Army of the Tenn enroute from Roswell to Decatur moved by the west fork toward Nancy´s Creek where it camped...

July 17, 1864. At this road-fork (near old Providence Church), the 16th A.C. of the Army of the Tenn enroute from Roswell to Decatur moved by the west fork toward Nancy´s Creek where it...

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Dodge's & Blair's Columns Separate

July 19, 1864. Blair´s 17th A.C. followed by Dodge´s 16th [US], having camped near Blake´s Mill .6 mi. N. on Old Shallow Ford Rd. the night before, moved S. to this point where their lines of...

July 19, 1864. Blair´s 17th A.C. followed by Dodge´s 16th [US], having camped near Blake´s Mill .6 mi. N. on Old Shallow Ford Rd. the night before, moved S. to this point where their lines of...

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Site: Henderson's Mill

Some 300 ft N.W. stood the ante and post bellum grist mill owned and operated by Greenville Henderson (1792-1869) and his son Rufus (1823-1872). The flat, left and rt. of this road was the mill...

Some 300 ft N.W. stood the ante and post bellum grist mill owned and operated by Greenville Henderson (1792-1869) and his son Rufus (1823-1872). The flat, left and rt. of this road was the mill...

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Logan's Corps Moves To Henderson's Mill

July 18, 1864. Logan´s troops having detoured from Shallow Ford Rd. to Browning´s Court House (TUCKER), to co-operate with Garrard´s cav, in the destruction of the Georgia R.R. at Stone Mtn....

July 18, 1864. Logan´s troops having detoured from Shallow Ford Rd. to Browning´s Court House (TUCKER), to co-operate with Garrard´s cav, in the destruction of the Georgia R.R. at Stone...

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Garrard's Cavalry at Stone Mtn. Depot

July 18, 1864. Garrard´s cavalry division and Lightburn´s 15 A.C. [US] brigade moved from Browning´s Court House (Tucker), to this vicinity and destroyed 2 miles of GA R.R. track, several...

July 18, 1864. Garrard´s cavalry division and Lightburn´s 15 A.C. [US] brigade moved from Browning´s Court House (Tucker), to this vicinity and destroyed 2 miles of GA R.R. track,...

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Garrard & Lightburn to Stone Mountain

The principle object of the wide swing of Federal forces S.E. from Roswell, where they crossed the Chattahoochee, was to cut the Ga. R.R. at & near Stone Mountain, thereby isolating Atlanta from...

The principle object of the wide swing of Federal forces S.E. from Roswell, where they crossed the Chattahoochee, was to cut the Ga. R.R. at & near Stone Mountain, thereby isolating Atlanta from...

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Browning's Court House

At or near this crossroads stood the J.P. office of Browning´s Militia District No. 572; cited in reports of Federal military operations July, 1864, as Browning´s Court House. July 18. Logan´s...

At or near this crossroads stood the J.P. office of Browning´s Militia District No. 572; cited in reports of Federal military operations July, 1864, as Browning´s Court House. July 18. Logan´s...

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Solomon Goodwin's Res.

The house on adjacent knoll built 1831, by Solomon Goodwin (circa 1780-1850), oldest extant house in DeKalb County, was a landmark of Federal military operation in these environs during the summer...

The house on adjacent knoll built 1831, by Solomon Goodwin (circa 1780-1850), oldest extant house in DeKalb County, was a landmark of Federal military operation in these environs during the summer...

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Site: Blake's Mill

North Fork Peachtree Creek. West of the road was the ante-bellum structure of a mill owned and operated by John Blake (1798-1854). July 18, 1864. Blair´s 17th A.C. of McPherson´s Army of the...

North Fork Peachtree Creek. West of the road was the ante-bellum structure of a mill owned and operated by John Blake (1798-1854). July 18, 1864. Blair´s 17th A.C. of McPherson´s Army of...

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The Samuel House Plantation

The large brick residence built in 1857 by Samuel House (1798-1873) was a prominent landmark during military operations by Federal forces on the Atlanta front in July, 1864. Cox´s division of...

The large brick residence built in 1857 by Samuel House (1798-1873) was a prominent landmark during military operations by Federal forces on the Atlanta front in July, 1864. Cox´s division...

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Steatite Boulder

This steatite boulder was found on the site of a prehistoric quarry along Soapstone Ridge 8 miles south of Decatur. It shows the methods of Indians in making stone bowls, with the first girdling...

This steatite boulder was found on the site of a prehistoric quarry along Soapstone Ridge 8 miles south of Decatur. It shows the methods of Indians in making stone bowls, with the first girdling...

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Cyrene (Side 2)

Approximately 1.6 miles north of this location is the village of Cyrene. Founded about 1890 by C. S. Hodges and W. G. Powell, Cyrene was typical of the many mill towns established along the...

Approximately 1.6 miles north of this location is the village of Cyrene. Founded about 1890 by C. S. Hodges and W. G. Powell, Cyrene was typical of the many mill towns established along the...

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Climax, Georgia

Climax is the highest point on the railroad between Savannah, Ga., and the Chattahoochee River. The town was laid out and named in 1883 after a branch rail line was built to Chattahoochee, Fla....

Climax is the highest point on the railroad between Savannah, Ga., and the Chattahoochee River. The town was laid out and named in 1883 after a branch rail line was built to Chattahoochee, Fla....

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Charles James Munnerlyn 1822-1898 (Side 1)

As a delegate to the Georgia Convention at Milledgeville, he voted for secession. After the start of the Civil War, he volunteered as a private. When his health failed he returned home and was...

As a delegate to the Georgia Convention at Milledgeville, he voted for secession. After the start of the Civil War, he volunteered as a private. When his health failed he returned home and was...

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Camp Recovery

The medical camp was established on September 15, 1820 by the Southeastern Army of the United States headquartered at Fort Scott. It was used as a recuperation area for soldiers who had contracted...

The medical camp was established on September 15, 1820 by the Southeastern Army of the United States headquartered at Fort Scott. It was used as a recuperation area for soldiers who had...

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Camp Recovery

On the east side of Flint River, twenty-one miles southwest is the site of Camp Recovery, established during the First Seminole Indian War as a hospital base to which the sick soldiers from Fort...

On the east side of Flint River, twenty-one miles southwest is the site of Camp Recovery, established during the First Seminole Indian War as a hospital base to which the sick soldiers from Fort...

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The Second Creek War and Removal in the Decatur County Area

Conflict between Creeks, Seminoles and Americans continued in the years after the First Seminole War. Beginning in the 1820s in Florida, the United States pressured the Seminoles to relocate to...

Conflict between Creeks, Seminoles and Americans continued in the years after the First Seminole War. Beginning in the 1820s in Florida, the United States pressured the Seminoles to relocate to...

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The Battle of Fowltown

The Battle of Fowltown, fought just a few miles to the south of this spot, marked the beginning of the First Seminole War. Fowltown was a Seminole village led by Chief Neamathla which had been...

The Battle of Fowltown, fought just a few miles to the south of this spot, marked the beginning of the First Seminole War. Fowltown was a Seminole village led by Chief Neamathla which had...

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The First Seminole War in Decatur County

The area that became Decatur County played a major role in the First Seminole War. Located on the border with Spanish Florida, the region witnessed persistent violence and raiding between American...

The area that became Decatur County played a major role in the First Seminole War. Located on the border with Spanish Florida, the region witnessed persistent violence and raiding between...

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