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

The Rainey Plantation

Photographed by Felch Dumas, July 20, 2008

1. The Rainey Plantation Marker

Inscription. July 18, 1864. The marching columns of the Army of the Tenn. (US), having diverged 5.5 mi. N.W., rejoined here when Dodge's 16th A.C. moved E. from Old Cross Keys to Rainey's. Blair's 17th A.C. moved 1.75 mi. S. on old Shallow Ford rd. & camped at Blake's Mill, N. Fork Peachtree Cr.; Dodge's 16th, 1 mi. S. (at Candler Rd.) with headquarters at the Rainey house.

Logan's 15th A.C. moved S.E. from here to Browning's Court House (TUCKER) to support Gen. Garrard's cav. in a foray on the Georgia R.R. at Stone Mtn. Logan's route was approximately the present day Chamblee-Tucker Rd. via Antioch and Pleasant Hill churches.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 044-8.)

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° 53.095′ N, 84° 17.077′ W. Marker is in Chamblee, Georgia, in DeKalb County. It is at the intersection of Chamblee Tucker Road and Shallowford Road, on the right when traveling east on Chamblee Tucker Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2515 Chamblee Tucker Rd, Atlanta GA 30341, 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

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1941 ✯ Naval Air Station Atlanta ✯ 1959 (approx. 1.2 miles away); 1917 ✯ Camp Gordon ✯ 1919 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site: Blake’s Mill (approx. 1.6 miles away); Dodge's & Blair's Columns Separate (approx. 2.1 miles away); Old Cross Keys (approx. 2.4 miles away); Site: Henderson’s Mill (approx. 2½ miles away); The Samuel House Plantation (approx. 2½ miles away); Garrard's Cavalry at Buchanan's (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chamblee.

Photographed by Felch Dumas, July 20, 2008

2. The Rainey Plantation Marker

The view down the present day Shallowford Road (old Shallow Ford Road)

Photographed by Felch Dumas, July 20, 2008

3. The Rainey Plantation Marker

The view down Chamblee-Tucker Road

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,211 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.