The Site of General McPherson's Death at Atlanta
 

 

 

     The Site of General McPherson's DeathThe sketch of the site where General McPherson was killed appeared n Harper's Weeky soon after he fell. Note the battlefield debris -- two wheels and the limber chest of a disabled cannon; the skeleton of ahorse; several cannon balls and an unexploded shell.

     The sign on the tree and the ledgend carved on the trunk announce McPherson's death on July 22, 1864. The site is now well within the city of Atlanta,