Battle of Utoy Creek (1958)

Marks the Battle of Utoy Creek, August 5-7, 1864, where Bate's Division of Hardee's Corps held a ridge against Schofield's 23rd Corps, part of Sherman's bid to cut the railroads southwest of besieged Atlanta.

Battle of Utoy Creek is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1958. 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 33.7199, -84.4733 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Embattled Ridge (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Utoy Creek, Battle of Utoy Creek, and Third Division 23rd Corps Attack / Second Division 23rd Corps Attack.

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