Historical Marker

Hardee at Peachtree Creek

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1955

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The Story

On July 18, 1864, Hardee's Confederate corps guarded these Peachtree Creek crossings as Sherman's armies pushed south from the Chattahoochee, while Wheeler's cavalry harassed the advancing Army of the Cumberland north of the creek.

About this site

Hardee at Peachtree Creek 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 33.8083, -84.3933 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Newton’s Division (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Apartments at 2 Collier Road, Apartments at 22-24 Collier Road, and Hardee’s Attack.

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

📍 33.8083, -84.3933 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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