Grant Park in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
William Allen Fuller
Born April 15, 1836 Died Dec. 28, 1905
| | Captain, Independent State Troops of Ga., C.S.A. | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2012
1. William Allen Fuller Monument
On April 12, 1862, Captain Fuller pursued and after a race of 90 miles, from Big Shanty northward on the Western & Atlantic Railroad, re-captured the historic war-engine "General" which had been seized by 22 Federal soldiers in disguise, thereby preventing the destruction of the bridges of the railroad and the consequent dismemberment of the Confederacy.
Erected by the Fuller Family.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 12, 1862.
Location. 33° 44.96′ N, 84° 22.465′ W. Memorial is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Grant Park. It can be reached from the intersection of Memorial Drive Southeast (Georgia Route 154) and Oakland Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling west. The memorial stands in Oakland Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 248 Oakland Avenue SE, Atlanta GA 30312, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont. 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 walking distance of this marker: Julia Carlisle Withers (here, next to this marker); Colonel Joseph F. Burke (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alexander Hamilton Stephens (about 400 feet away);
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Also see . . .
1. William Allen Fuller Papers at the Atlanta History Center. (Submitted on April 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Historic Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta. (Submitted on April 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2012
2. William Allen Fuller Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2012
3. William Allen Fuller Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2012
4. William Allen Fuller Monument
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