Fort McPherson (2)

Fort McPherson (2) (1867-1881, 1885-2011) - First established as McPherson Barracks in 1867. Named after Major General James Birdseye McPherson (Cullum 1579), U.S. Civil War Veteran, killed at the Battle for Atlanta, 22 Jul 1864. The original post was closed in 1881, a new post was built in 1885 and named for General McPherson in 1886. Officially closed 15 Sep 2011. Fort McPherson 1892 Commanding Officer Quarters Fort McPherson 1889 Van Horn Hall Original HQ Building Fort McPherson Pershing Hall Bachelor Officers Quarters History Fort McPherson (2) Partial Commanders List (edit list) Assumed Relieved Rank Name Cullum Notes 1900-07 1900-12  “Capt. Rowan, Hamilton 2640 1901-12 1902-02 ” Maj. Webster, Edmund Kirby 2524 1926-04-01 1927-01-24  —Brig.‑Gen. Leitch, Joseph Dugald 3325 Dates are formatted in yyyy-mm-dd to sort correctly. The Cullum Number is the graduation order from the United States Military Academy by year and class rank and links to a page for the officer on the website version of the Cullum Register. Listings without a Cullum Number indicate that the person was not a graduate of the United States Military Academy. Current Status Officially closed 15 Sep 2011. Location: East Point, Fulton County, Georgia. Maps & Images Lat: 33.71270 Long: -84.43085 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1,030' Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 229 Links: North American Forts - Fort McPherson Wikipedia - Fort McPherson GA Visited: 9 Jul 2010 Picture Gallery Fort McPherson Georgia State Marker Fort McPherson 1893 Guardhouse Fort McPherson Barracks Fort McPherson Bandstand