Year Erected: 1954
Marker Text: July 18, 1864. Garrard's cav. div. & Lightburn's 15th A.C.[US] brigade moved from Browning's Court House (TUCKER), to this vicinity & destroyed 2 miles of Ga. R.R. track, several culverts, & the water tank.
July 19. Long's & Miller's brigades, Garrard's cav. again struck the R.R. & destroyed quartermaster & commissary stores, 200 bales of cotton & additional trackage.
Dilbrell's brigade, Kelly's div., Wheeler's cav. corps made all possible defense efforts, both days, to prevent the destruction of Atlanta's eastern line of communication.
Tips for Finding This Marker: Located at the Stone Mountain Depot (Manor Drive and Main Street).
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