Fatness of the Palm Tree. The figure of the palm tree, then, is appropriate as an illustration of a spiritual believer, and it is appropriate as an illustration (listen carefully now) of what every Christian ought to be.
Fort McPherson's nearest Army neighbor, and its sub-post, is Fort Gillem,previously established as the Atlanta Army Depot in 1941, is located in Forest Park, Georgia, approximately 11 miles to the southeast.
In the spring of 1864, the Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston, was entrenched near the city of Dalton, Georgia. In early May, 1864, Union forces under the command of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman began the Atlanta Campaign.