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(110)   Confederate fort in line of City defense works during the siege of Atlanta July 22 – Aug. 25, 1864.

(110)   Confederate fort in line of City defense works during the siege of Atlanta July 22 – Aug. 25, 1864.

            (High hill bounded by Kennedy, Sunset, Jett, and Elm Sts., in Land Lot 111 of the 14th 1st., Fulton County. This is possibly the best-preserved fort in the city – even a better one than fort Walker in Grant Park. The ground has never been disturbed and is well worth a trip out  there to see it)

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 (109)  The Nedom L. Angier house

 (109)  The Nedom L. Angier house – built during the 1850 decade, occupied as headquarters by Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, commander of the Army of Ohio, during the occupation of Atlanta by Federal forces in Sept. 1864.

            (Old Angier house – southeast cor. Washington St., and Capitol Square – due east of City Hall)

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(106) Fortification occupied by Confederate forces during the siege of Atlanta, July 22 – Aug. 25, 1864

(106)   This fragment of breastworks is a remnant of the city fortifications occupied by Confederate forces during the siege of Atlanta, July 22 – Aug. 25, 1864. The line completely encircled the city, aggregating twelve miles of forts and rifle pits, and was laid out by Lemuel P. Grant, engineer, who in 1883 donated the original 100 acres of this area for a city park.

            (North of the driveway, nearly midway between Augusta Ave. entrance of Grant Park and the refreshment building in front of Cyclorama)

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(105)   Fort Walker

(105)   Fort Walker – On this, the summit of Dabney’s Hill, was constructed the southeastern salient angle of this entrenched line of the fortifications surrounding Atlanta, occupied by Confederate forces during the siege of the city, July 22 – Aug. 25, 1864.

It was named Fort Walker in honor of Maj. Gen. N. H. T. Walker who killed in battle two miles east of this point, July 22d, 1864.

         (Southeastern corner of Grant Park)

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(104) Site of Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson death

(104)    This monument marks the scene of the death of Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson, commanding the federal army of Tennessee, July 22, 1864.

Gen. McPherson was en route from northward to the left of his line at Glenwood and flat shoals Rd. At this point the rode squarely into a line of skirmishers of Cleburne’s div. of Hardee’s Corps and was shot by them when he refused to surrender.

(Within the iron railing of the McPherson monument- McPherson Ave., and Monument Ave., in east Atlanta. No inscription is on the monument other than the one word – “McPherson”.)

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(103) Fortified line of Atlanta Siege

(103)   These entrenched works are a part of the fortified line that encircled Atlanta during the siege of Atlanta,  July 22d – Aug. 25th, 1864. From this line, the troops of Cheatham’s corps advanced eastward across entrenchment Creek valley to attack the Federal 15th and 17th corps along Moreland Ave., July 22d.

(Triangle bounded by Kalb – Bryan and Waldo Sts.- 100 feet east of S. Boulevard, and just south of Home for Incurables)

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(102)Sweeny’s Div. of the Federal 16th Corps

Wilbur J. Kurtz’s archival description:

(102)   This fragment of intrenchments marks the position of Sweeny’s div. of the Federal 16th Corps, in reserve, July 20, 21, 1861. At noon of the 22nd, the div. marched southward, crossed the railroad, and but the way of Clay St. reached Memorial Drive where it was attacked by Walker’s and Bate’s divisions of Hardee’s Corps, C.S.A, which encounter began the Battle of Atlanta.

(On fragment of breastworks – McLendon Ave. end of Candler Park – Just east of Mayson Ave.)

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(101) Battlefield of Atlanta, July 22, 1864

Wilbur J. Kurtz’s archival description:

(101) Battlefield of Atlanta, July 22, 1864

At this point the Battle of Atlanta began at noon. Walker’s and Bate’s divisions of Hardee’s Corps (C.S.A), moving from southward and eastward to attack the rear of McPherson’s troops on Leggett’s Hill and along the Moreland Ave., unexpectedly struck sweeny’s div. of the Federal 16th Corps, moving southward on Clay St. from north of the Georgia R.R.

(At the intersection of Clay St. and Memorial Drive)