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

Garrard & Lightburn to Stone Mountain

Photographed by Felch Dumas, August 3, 2008

1. Garrard & Lightburn to Stone Mountain Marker

Inscription. The principal object of the wide swing of Federal forces S.E. from Roswell, where they crossed the Chattahoochee, was to cut the Ga. R.R. at & near Stone Mountain, thereby isolating Atlanta from the east.

Pursuant to plan, Logan’s 15th A.C. was posted at Browning’s Courthouse (Tucker) as support to Garrard’s cav. in its move on the R.R. between Stone Mountain and Decatur.

Lightburn’s brigade, of Logan’s corps, moved on this road with Garrard’s cav., July 18, 1864, to Stone Mountain – their progress resisted & impeded by Wheeler’s Cavalry (CS) all the way.

Erected 1984 by Georgia Historic Marker. (Marker Number 044-15.)

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 month for this entry is July 1815.

Location. 33° 50.982′ N, 84° 13.087′ W. Marker is in Tucker, Georgia, in DeKalb County. It is at the intersection of Fellowship Road (State Road 8) and Lawrenceville Highway (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north on Fellowship Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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's Court House (approx. 0.3 miles

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away); Browning Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Logan’s Corps Moves to Henderson’s Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site: Henderson’s Mill (approx. 2.1 miles away); Logan’s 15th Corps & Garrard’s Cavalry (approx. 2.2 miles away); The March to Decatur (approx. 2.3 miles away); Logan's 15th & Blair's 17th A.C. to Decatur (approx. 2.3 miles away); Federal Left Wing to Decatur (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucker.

Photographed by Felch Dumas, August 3, 2008

2. Garrard & Lightburn to Stone Mountain Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,733 times since then and 28 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.