Dodge’s & Blair’s Columns Separate

Dodge's & Blair's Columns SeparateYear Erected: 1954

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

Dodge's troops continued S. on rds. now designated Briarcliff, Oak Grove, LaVista & Clairmont to Decatur, arriving there at evening. Blair's corps under orders to follow Logan's 15th A.C. to Decatur, turned E. along Briarcliff to Henderson's Mill Rd. where it joined Logan's column at the present Midway Church. The 15th had camped at Henderson's Mill.

Tips for Finding This Marker: At the intersection of Briarcliff and Shallowford Roads in Atlanta.