McPherson's Troops March to Decatur

July 17, 1864. The three Federal armies, commanded by Gen. W. T. Sherman, having crossed the Chattahoochee River at Soap Creek, at Power´s and Pace´s ferries, & at Shallow Ford near Roswell, began the moved toward Atlanta on a wide front, designed to approach the city from the North, North-East and East.

McPherson´s Army of the Tennessee, consisting of Logan´s 15th, Dodge´s 16 & Blair´s 17th Corps, having crossed at Shallow Ford, moved on this road toward Decatur, in the sequence as named. Their routes traversed the upper valleys of Nancy´s and Peachtree Creeks.

GHM 060-7 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1984

Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.

Original page, with additional info, here.

Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.