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Traces the Confederate line entrenched west of Atlanta in mid-1864 to shield the railroads as Sherman shifted his armies; the prolonged siege here proved fruitless until the federals swung south to cut the rail lines and force the city's fall.
Confederate Entrenchments: 1864 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 33.7103, -84.4643 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Utoy Creek (battlefield), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Utoy Creek, The Embattled Ridge, and Utoy Cemetery.
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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