Iverson Gate

Named in honor of Brig. General Alfred Iverson, Jr., CSA. He became a first lieutenant, First U. S. Cavalry, 1856. In 1861 he resigned commission in U. S. Army and joined the Confederacy as a Colonel. Promoted to Brig. General in November 1862. He was in charge of a brigade of Wheeler´s Cavalry deployed on Depot´s present site, with mission of protecting Macon & Western Railroad, main supply line.

Born at Clinton, Georgia, February 14, 1829. Died March 31, 1911

GHM 031-AGD-3 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957

Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.

Original page, with additional info, here.

Photo credit: Charlie Geiger.