Sept. 1, 1864. Gen. S. D. Lee’s A. C., withdrawn from Jonesboro after the battle Aug. 31, camped in this vicinity enroute northward via the McDonough Rd., to aid Stewart’s A. C. [CS] in Atlanta if attacked by Federals at East Point. Learning of . . . — — Map (db m36744) HM
This memorial is dedicated to
the remarkable life of
Melvinia “Mattie” Shields McGruder.
She was born a slave in
South Carolina in 1844.
At age 6 she was brought to
the nearby Shields farm
in what is now
Rex, Clayton County, . . . — — Map (db m227406) HM
