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By Felch Dumas, July 19, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Site: J. Oliver Powell House Sherman's H'dq'rs Marker | | |
Inscription. West of this point 75ft., was the ante-bellum residence of James Oliver Powell (1826-1873), Sherman's headquarters, July 19, 1864.
Sherman traveled with Schofield's 23d A.C. from the Chattahoochee River as Power's Fy. July 17 & arrived here July 19.
The house was used as a temporary hospital while the 23d A.C. was in this vicinity. Cox's (3d) div. moved to the Paden plantation (Emory University); Hascall's (2d) div., together with Dodge's 16th A.C. occupied Decatur after a conflict with the defenders of the town - a detachment of Wheeler's cavalry (CS).
Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 044-24.)
Location. 33° 47.796′ N, 84° 18.362′ W. Marker is near Decatur, Georgia, in DeKalb County. Marker is on Clairmont Road (Georgia Route 155) 0.5 miles north of N. Decatur Road, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. This marker is located on the bank of the road, above the stone retaining wall. The marker may be hidden in the overgrown bank vegetation. Traveling south on Clairmont, this marker is located directly after passing under the raised railroad tracks and the sharp right bend of the road. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1481 Clairmont Road, Decatur GA 30030, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. | | | | 
By Felch Dumas, July 19, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Site: J. Oliver Powell House Sherman's H'dq'rs Marker | | This is the view from across Clairmont Avenue, looking West. | | |
At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Trail to Standing Peachtree and Houston Chapel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. Chapmon Powell’s “Medicine House” and W.J. Houston Plantation (approx. 0.5 miles away); Site: Judge James Paden House: Gen. J.D. Cox’s H’dq’rs (approx. 1 mile away); The 16th & 23d Corps March to Decatur (approx. 1.1 miles away); Historic Decatur Cemetery (approx. 1.5 miles away); Steatite Boulder (approx. 1.6 miles away); DeKalb County (approx. 1.6 miles away); Wheeler’s Cav. at Decatur (approx. 1.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Decatur.
Credits. This page originally submitted on July 20, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. This page has been viewed 509 times since then. Last updated on December 1, 2008, by Charles T. Sills of Loganville, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. Submitted on July 20, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page. |
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