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Confederate Intrenchments: 1864

This line of earthworks in Adams Park is one of the few remaining sections of the exterior portion of Atlanta´s defenses designed 5 a barrier to Federal attempts to cut the two railroads...

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The Embattled Ridge

August 6, 1864. The ridge just south (densely wooded at the time) was fortified and held by General W.B. Bate´s division, Hardee´s A.C. [Confederate]. It extended west from the Atlanta to East...

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Howard's March to Buckhead

July 18, 1864. Howard´s 4th A.C. left Crossroads Ch 4:30 A.M., Newton´s div leading, followed by Stanley´s and Wood´s. Just below Mt. Paren rd. Newton´s column was assailed by Williams´...

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Battle of Utoy Creek

Federal siege operations not only involved the encircling line of Atlanta´s defenses, but threatened the two railroads South West of the city. Pursuant thereto, Federal forces after the battle of...

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Valley of Utoy Creek

Federal conducting siege operations on North and West fronts of Atlanta´s fortified lines were, at intervals, moved South toward East Point, in attempts to seize 2 railroads the entered the...

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Battle of Ezra Church Right of 15th Corps

July 28, 1864. This marks the extreme right of Howard´s Army of the Tennessee during the Battle of Ezra Church. Lightburn´s brigade of H. L. Smith´s div., Logan´s A. C., occupied the immediate...

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Birthplace of Allison Nelson

One mile north where Sandy Creek flows into the Chattahoochee River, was the house of John B. Nelson, owner of Nelson´s Ferry in the 1820´s. His son, Allison Nelson was born there March,...

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4th & 23d A.C. Advance

Howard´s 4th A.C. was aligned along this ridge (Mt. Veron Rd.) from a point 0.5 mi N.E. of Cross Ch. To 1.5 mi. S.W. at the river. These troops reached the Chattahoochee at Power´s &...

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Battle of Ezra Church Gen. J. C. Brown's Div.

July 28, 1864. The 4 brigades of Brown´s Div., S. D. Lee´s A. C. [CSA], deployed in this area, made the initial assaults on the Federal right flank posted on the ridge just N. E. Their...

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Atlanta Women's Club

The Atlanta Women´s Club, organized November 11, 1895, was inspired by a council meeting in Atlanta of the General Federation of Women´s Clubs during the Cotton States and International...

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Battle of Ezra Church-Gen. S. D. Lee's Corps

July 26, 1864. Brown´s and Clayton´s div., Lee´s Corp (Confederate) led off the attack on the 15th Corp. (Federal)posted some 400 yards North of this road. Brown´s brigades: Johnson´s, Sharp´s...

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Lick Skillet Road

A winding dirt road of the 1860´s which passed Erza Church (S.E. cor. Mozley Park), and continued S.W. to Gordon Terrace, where it joined Gordon Road and Westward to a cross road settlement called...

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Clayton's Div., Lee's A.C.

July 28, 1864. Dep1oyed a1ong the old Greensferry Road (West View Drive) Giboson´s Holtzclaw´s and Baker´s brigades (Alabana and Louisiana troops), Clayton´s division, forming the right flank...

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Site of Ezra Church

Here stood the little framed edifice known as Ezra Church (Methodist), on a half-acre plot deeded by James and Nancy Coursey to the trustees Oct. 31, 1853. As a landmark, its name was given to...

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West Side Siege Line

Howard´s Army of the Tennessee (3 corps), which had fought East of Atlanta July 22, were shifted to this area West of the city, July 27, 28, 1864. Dodge´s 16th and Blair´s 17th A.C. were...

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Howard's 4th A.C. Line

These troops [US] having crossed the river at & near Power´s Ferry July 12, 13, 1864, occupied an inerenched line on this ridge facing S.E. until the 18th ~ the rt. resting on the river, the...

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The Errant Column

July 28. 1864. Anticipating a confederate attack from the right of the 15th A.C. [US], aligned west of Ezra Church, Sherman sent Davis division (14th A.C.), on a circuitous march West so as to...

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Davis' Hill

The hill N. of the Chapel Rd. intersection was thus named after occupation & intrenching by Gen. J.C. Davis´ 2d Div., 14th A.C., July 22, when the Army of the Cumberland [Union] moved up...

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The Exterior Line July-August 1864

When Federal forces East of Atlanta were shifted to the West side, to move against the Macon and the West Point railroads (entering the city from the S.W.), the Confederate defenders intrenched...

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Hascall's Div. Joins Cox's Line of March

July 17, 1864 Gen. J. D. Cox´s 23d A.C. [US] enroute from Isom´s Ferry via Mt. Vernon RD., turned S.E. at Sandy Springs & followed a rural trail (now Johnson´s Ferry and Chamblee roads) to &...

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