Historical Marker

Walker & Bate At Sugar Cr.

Atlanta · DeKalb County · Erected 1956

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The Story

On July 22, 1864, Walker's and Bate's divisions, swinging toward the Union rear, instead slammed into Federal troops massed across this creek valley. Gen. W.H.T. Walker was shot from his horse here as he led his men forward.

About this site

Walker & Bate At Sugar Cr. 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 33.7281, -84.3202 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hardee at Road Fork (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Terry's Mill Pond, Death of General Walker, and Bate's Div. at Terry's Mill Pond.

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

📍 33.7281, -84.3202 · Atlanta, DeKalb County

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