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Recounts the opening Confederate assault at Peachtree Creek on July 20, 1864, when Featherston's Mississippians of Loring's division charged across Tanyard Branch against the Union 20th Corps but could not break its line.
Historical Marker
Battle of Peach Tree Creek
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About this site
Battle of Peach Tree Creek is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.8105, -84.4030 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Confederate Attack (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Confederate Attack, Cont., The Federal Advance, and The Federal Advance, Cont./The Change of Command.
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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