Geary’s Refused Line

At Peachtree Creek on July 20, 1864, Geary's exposed division was surprised on its flank by O'Neal's Confederate brigade, forcing Geary to swing his line back to link with Williams' division in a desperate, pivotal moment of the battle.

Geary’s Refused Line 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 33.8100, -84.4078 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is O’Neal’s Brigade (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include O’Neal’s Brigade at the Ravine, Reynolds’ Brigade at the Ravine, and Geary’s Division.

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