Wheeler's Cav. Intrenched
![July 20, 1864. Wheeler´s thin gray line of dismounted cavalry [CSA] was the rt. flank of Atlanta´s defenders. Forced W. from Clay St. in the afternoon by Blair´s 17th A.C., [Union] Wheeler´s line...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MrY6JUSARydPqIOaUeRMz5N223Yfa5okKtqvNCifPuRzgn2oBuFo-kogMYz73nYLN28lUXBVw4H6LspYi4h10hWxR9kGPw)
July 20, 1864. Wheeler´s thin gray line of dismounted cavalry [CSA] was the rt. flank of Atlanta´s defenders. Forced W. from Clay St. in the afternoon by Blair´s 17th A.C., [Union] Wheeler´s line ran S. from the Ga. R.R. to this hill.
July 21. Before dawn, Wheeler was replaced by Cleburne´s div. (Hardee´s A.C.) [CSA] which was shifted from Peachtree Cr. battlefield to meet the advance of the Federals from Decatur.
Blair´s 17th A.C., resuming the offensive, made its main attack upon the hill. Leggett´s div. of the 17th, forced Cleburne´s withdrawal -- thereby gaining a point on Atlanta´s outer defenses -- the eminence known as Leggett´s Hill
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Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.