Druid Hills near Decatur in DeKalb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Site: Judge James Paden House: Gen. J.D. Cox’s H’dq’rs
Photographed by Felch Dumas, August 3, 2008
1. Site: Judge James Paden House: Gen. J.D. Cox’s H’dq’rs Marker
The Federal 23d A.C., Army of the Ohio, reached this vicinity via Old Shallow Ford Rd. (Clairmont) & N. Decatur Rd., evening of July 19, 1864. This was the N.E. sector of Sherman’s approach to Atlanta. Cox’s (3d) div. bivouacked E. of Pea Vine Cr. on the Paden plantation, now a part of Emory University campus. Gen. Cox’s headquarters were at Judge Paden’s house.
Hascall’s (2d) div. camped along Pea Vine Cr. S. of this point. McPherson’s Army of the Tenn. Occupied Decatur; Thomas’s Army of the Cumberland was N. of Atlanta, along Peachtree Cr., its rt. resting on the Chattahoochee River.
Erected 1993 by Georgia Historic Marker. (Marker Number 044-25.)
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 19, 1815.
Location. 33° 47.364′ N, 84° 19.268′ W. Marker is near Decatur, Georgia, in DeKalb County. It is in Druid Hills. It is on Clifton Road NE 0.1 miles north of North Decatur Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30322, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trail to Standing Peachtree and Houston Chapel
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Photographed by Felch Dumas, August 3, 2008
2. Site: Judge James Paden House: Gen. J.D. Cox’s H’dq’rs Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,154 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
