Leet's Tanyard
![Residence and Tanyard of the Rev. Arthur I. Leet, (native of Monaghan, Ireland), 1812-1892. A noted landmark of the Chickamauga Campaign; was Gen. Braxton Bragg´s H´dq´rs. [Confed.], Sept. 17, 18,...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PUKfxG9s8-EggZQCDZhOQ73iSZl_qhcO-6_DpTnXK_UFGfvSdJngkF5az6DpHOzXfdDo5UDpSc_litUFYAOExZKMi0Xx)
Residence and Tanyard of the Rev. Arthur I. Leet, (native of Monaghan, Ireland), 1812-1892. A noted landmark of the Chickamauga Campaign; was Gen. Braxton Bragg´s H´dq´rs. [Confed.], Sept. 17, 18, 1863.
May 6, 1864. H´dq´rs. Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker (20th. A.C.) [Union] and Maj. Gen. Daniel Butterfield. William´s (1st) Div. was at Pleasant Grove Ch., 4.5 mi. N.E.; Geary´s (2d) Div. at Peavine Ch., 2 mi. N.W., and Butterfield´s (3d) at Leet´s Tanyard.
These troops had marched from Chattanooga, enroute to the valley E. of Taylor´s Ridge -- an initial move by Sherman´s forces against the Confederate army at Dalton, under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.
GHM 023-3 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1986
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Ken Moser.