Site: Judge James Paden, House: Gen. J. D. Cox’s H’dq’rs

Year Erected: 1993

Marker Text: The Federal 23d A.C., Army of the Ohio, reached this vicinity via Old Shallow Ford Rd. (Clairmont) & N. Decatur Rd., evening of July 19, 1864. This was the N.E. sector of Sherman's approach to Atlanta. Cox's (3d) div. bivouacked E. of Pea Vine Cr. on the Paden plantation, now part of Emory University campus. Gen. Cox's headquarters were at Judge Paden's house.

Hascall's (2d) div. camped along Pea Vine Cr. S. of this point. McPherson's Army of the Tenn. occupied Decatur; Thomas's Army of the Cumberland was N. of Atlanta, along Peachtree Cr., its rt. resting on the Chattahoochee River.

Tips for Finding This Marker: At the intersection of Clifton and North Decatur Roads in Atlanta.