Near Tucker in DeKalb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Logan’s 15th Corps & Garrard’s Cavalry

Photographed by David Seibert, July 31, 2010

1. Logan’s 15th Corps & Garrard’s Cavalry Marker

Inscription. July 18, 1864. Logan’s 15th A.C., Army of the Tennessee [US], having detoured from the old Shallow Ford Rd. at the Rainey plantation (4 mi. W.) moved to this point where it joined Garrard’s cav. which, via McAfee's bridge (Chattahoochee River) & Buchanan’s house (Hightower Trail at Buford Highway), was enroute S. to Browning's Court House (TUCKER).

Logan’s corps, in support of Garrard, moved 2 mi. S. to Browning’s where it marked time the rest of the day while Lightburn's brigade was sent with the cavalry to destroy the Georgia R.R. at and near Stone Mountain.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 044-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 18, 1864.

Location. 33° 52.857′ N, 84° 13.205′ W. Marker is near Tucker, Georgia, in DeKalb County. It is on Chamblee Tucker Road 0 miles west of Pleasantdale Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4324 Chamblee Tucker Rd, Tucker GA 30084, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Browning Courthouse (approx. 1.8 miles away); Browning's Court House

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Logan’s Corps Moves to Henderson’s Mill (approx. 2 miles away); Garrard & Lightburn to Stone Mountain (approx. 2.2 miles away); Office James 'Chris' Magill Memorial Bridge (approx. 2.2 miles away); Site: Henderson’s Mill (approx. 2.4 miles away); The March to Decatur (approx. 3.1 miles away); Logan's 15th & Blair's 17th A.C. to Decatur (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucker.

Photographed by David Seibert, July 31, 2010

2. Logan’s 15th Corps & Garrard’s Cavalry Marker

Looking west on Chamblee-Tucker Road

Photographed by David Seibert, July 31, 2010

3. Logan’s 15th Corps & Garrard’s Cavalry Marker

Looking east on Chamblee-Tucker Road toward the intersection with Pleasantdale Road

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,379 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.