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  • Jul 19, 1864 · day
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Decatur occupied; Sherman at the Powell house

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What happened

Sherman, traveling with Schofield, made the J. Oliver Powell house his headquarters. Hascall's division (XXIII Corps) and Dodge's XVI Corps took Decatur after a fight with a detachment of Wheeler's cavalry, and Cox's division camped on the Paden plantation (today's Emory). Logan's XV Corps left Henderson's Mill at 5 a.m. and Blair's XVII came from Blake's Mill, both marching to Decatur by today's Henderson Mill, LaVista, Montreal and Lawrenceville roads.

Date
Jul 19, 1864
Time
day
Units
US XXIII Corps (Hascall, Cox), XVI Corps (Dodge; Sweeny at the Swanton house), XV Corps (Logan), XVII Corps (Blair). CS detachment of Wheeler's cavalry