Coweta County GaArchives Photo Place.....Battle Of Brown's Mill - Historical Plaque Newnan,Ga. July 23, 2005
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Battle of Brown's Mill
On July 27, 1864, Brig. Gen. E.M. McCook with
3600 Federal cavalry began a raid to destroy
railroads south of Atlanta and release 
32,000  Federal prisoners at Andersonville.
Three miles south of Newnan on July 30th,
Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler with 1,400 Confed~
erate cavalry caught and routed the Federals,
captured about 2,000 men, several ambulances,
a full battery and released 500 Conferderate
prisoners. Here General Wheeler whipped the 
"pick" of the Federal cavalry and saved Newnan
from capture and possible destruction.



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