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Marks the pivotal moment on July 17, 1864, when Jefferson Davis, frustrated by Joseph Johnston's long retreat, replaced him with the aggressive John Bell Hood; Hood promptly went on the attack, leading to the bloody battles that decided Atlanta's fate.
Confederate Army Command Changed is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1953. 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 33.7836, -84.4181 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ashby Street Car Barn (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include King Plow Company, Gen. Stewart’s H'dq'rs., and Atlanta Waterworks Hemphill Avenue Station.
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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