Historical Marker

Iverson Gate

intersection of Hood Avenue and North 36th Street, on the right when traveling west on Hood Avenue, Fort Gillem · Clayton

Inscription

IVERSON GATE. Named in honor of Brig. General Alfred Iverson, Jr., CSA. He became a first lieutenant, First U. S. Cavalry, 1856. In 1861 he resigned commission in U. S. Army and joined the Confederacy as a Colonel. Promoted to Brig. General in November 1862. He was in charge of a brigade of Wheeler's Cavalry deployed on Depot's present site, with mission of protecting Macon & Western Railroad, main supply line.

Born at Clinton, Georgia, February 14, 1829. Died March 31, 1911. 031-AGD-3 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957