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Here Atlanta's outer line angled south along Highland Avenue, held from July 18, 1864, by Stevenson's division of Cheatham's Corps; the position deflected Union pressure from the north and east before the troops fell back into the city's inner defenses.
Cheatham's Salient is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1956. 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 33.7938, -84.3511 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stanley’s & Wood’s Sector (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Stevenson's Division, Wood’s Div. 4th Corps, and Rock Spring Presbyterian Church.
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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