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Traces Sweeny's 16th Corps division marching south on Clay Road on July 22, 1864 to reinforce McPherson's left; the column happened to halt right where Hardee's Confederates launched their surprise flank assault, opening the Battle of Atlanta.
Sweeny's March South 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 33.7528, -84.3304 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wheeler Delays Blair (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Atlanta Began Here, An Unexpected Clash, and Bate’s Battle Line.
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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