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Marking where Gen. William Bate's division of Hardee's corps formed for the July 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta, this line included troops from Florida, Tennessee, and Kentucky's famed Orphan Brigade, who struck the entrenched Union flank near Sugar Creek.
Bate’s Battle Line is a historical marker in Atlanta, DeKalb County, erected in 1985. It is one of 98 historical markers documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.7474, -84.3274 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle of Atlanta Began Here (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include An Unexpected Clash, Sweeny's March South, and Wheeler Delays Blair.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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