Wheeler's Cav. at Decatur

DeKalb County · dedicated 1956 · At the old courthouse, on East Ponce De Leon Avenue in Decatur.

July 22, 1864. Coincident with Hardee's night march to attack Federal forces in E. Atlanta, Wheeler's cavalry [CS] was sent to sieze McPherson's wagon trains parked N. of the Decatur public square, guarded by Sprague's 16th A.C. brigade & three sections of field artillery. Wheeler's men, dismounted, were deployed S. of the R.R. & drove Sprague's troops, together with the Chicago Board of Trade & Michigan batteries, [US] to the public square where, outflanked, they withdrew with the wagon trains to the North Decatur Road. Wheeler made no pursuit because of peremptory orders to rejoin Hardee in E. Atlanta.

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