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...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Xb_lHo3NOiY-gNwMit1rcWaHavRBDheqn2_uu2t9azQFKH0CJbW0MvykaXkk-RVU08aBGSaa7MnzjDe2ZWDpZXXec-X_ZA)
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 culverts, and the water tanks.
July 19, Long´s and Miller´s brigades, Garrard´s cavalry again struck the R.R. and destroyed quartermaster and commissary stores, 200 bales of cotton and additional trackage.
Dilbrell´s brigade, Kelly´s division, Wheeler´s cavalry corps made all possible defense efforts, both days to prevent the destruction of Atlanta eastern line of communication.
044-16 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.