Historical Marker

Cleburne Outflanked Left Wing, 17th A.C.

Atlanta · DeKalb County · Erected 1956

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The Story

On July 22, 1864, Cleburne's Confederate division swept around the unprotected left of Blair's 17th Army Corps near Bald Hill, turning the flank, capturing cannon and the 16th Iowa, and striking the Union line from the rear.

About this site

Cleburne Outflanked Left Wing, 17th A.C. is a historical marker in Atlanta, DeKalb County, erected in 1956. 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 33.7406, -84.3443 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cleburne's Div. in the Federal Rear (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Historic Ground--1864, Death of McPherson, and Fuller's Div. 16th A.C..

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.7406, -84.3443 · Atlanta, DeKalb County

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