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On July 20, 1864, John Geary's division (many veterans of Gettysburg) held this commanding ridge above Tanyard Branch, the critical hinge of the Union center and the prime target of Stewart's Confederate assault at the Battle of Peachtree Creek.
Geary’s Division is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1955. 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 33.8109, -84.4039 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is On Geary's Front (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Battle of Peachtree Creek, The Confederate Attack, and The Confederate Attack, Cont..
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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