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Durand's Mill

Water-powered sawmill & factory operated in the 1860´s by Samuel A. Durand (1822-1891), later on by Fredrick A. Williams (1817-1883), whose name long designated the old road leading S.W and...

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Stanley & Wood March to Durand's Mill

July 19, 1864. When it became apparent that a gap existed in Federal troop deployment along Peachtree Cr. between Peachtree Rd., & the old Williams Mill Rd., two divs. of Howard´s 4th A. C. were...

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Site: Judge James Paden House: Gen. J. D. Cox's H'DQ'RS

The Federal 23d A.C., Army of the Ohio, reached this vicinity via Old Shallow Ford Road (Clairmont) and North Decatur Road, evening of July 19, 1864. This was north east the sector of Sherman´s...

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Site: J. Oliver Powell House - Sherman's Headquart

West of this point 75 feet, was the ante-Belem residence of James Oliver Powell (1826-1873). Sherman´s headquarters, July 19, 1664 Sherman traveled with Schofield´s 23d A.C. from the Chattahoochee...

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The 16th & 23rd Corps March to Decatur

July 19, 1864. Dodge´s 16th A.C., having camped on the North Fork, Peachtree Creek, moved south on old Shallow Ford road to this point where it joined Schofield´s 23d, which had march south...

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Federal Left Wing to Decatur

July 19, 1864. The 15th & 17th, two of three corps, McPherson´s Army of the Tenn., forming the left wing of Sherman´s forces advancing on Atlanta, came this way on the last day of their march from...

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The March to Decatur

McPherson´s Army of the Tenn. [US], Consisting of the 15th, 16th, & 17th corp, having crossed the river at Roswell, made a wide swing S.E. to cut the Georgia R.R. at & E. of Decatur. Logan´s...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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