Kilpatrick's Cavalry on the Newnan Stage Road

Kilpatrick's Cavalry on the Newnan Stage Road (HM22A7)

Location: Atlanta, GA 30310 Fulton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 42.695', W 84° 25.698'

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On November 14, 1864, the third cavalry of General Sherman's Military Division of the Mississippi [USA], Brig. General Judson L. Kilpatrick, [USA], 5500 men and 6 guns, marched from Marietta via Mayson-Turner Ferry (Bankhead Highway bridge) and bivouacked 4 miles southwest of Atlanta on the Newman Stage Road (Hardee Avenue in Fort McPherson). Kilpatrick's division had been selected by General Sherman as the cavalry component of a reduced field force with which he was about to move through Georgia to the sea.

On the 15th, the Right Wing of General Sherman's army, Maj. General O.O. Howard, [USA], marched from bivouac areas near White Hall (West End) in two columns. The 15th Corps, Maj. General P. J. Osterhaus, [USA], moved via Old Jonesboro Road (Langston Ave - Perkerson Road - Stewart Ave. - Old Jonesboro Rd) toward Jonesboro. The 17th Corps, Maj. General F. P. Blair, [USA], moved via McDonough Road (Capitol Ave. - McDonough Blvd. - U.S. 23) toward Stockbridge. Kilpatrick marched at dawn, covering Howard's right flank. He moved past East Point, turned south along Flint River, and attacked Iverson's smaller cavalry division [CSA], driving it through Jonesboro and toward Lovejoy's Station, 6 miles to the south.
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HM NumberHM22A7
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Year Placed1957
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 at 7:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 738321 N 3733147
Decimal Degrees33.71158333, -84.42830000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 42.695', W 84° 25.698'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 42' 41.7" N, 84° 25' 41.88" W
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Area Code(s)404, 770, 678
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Hardee Ave SW, Atlanta GA 30310, US
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