Hardee’s Attack

Late on July 20, 1864, Hardee's corps struck en echelon at Peachtree Creek, with Bate, Walker, and Maney's divisions charging the Union line; repeated assaults failed to break the Federals before nightfall.

Hardee’s Attack is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1956. 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 33.8049, -84.3930 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battlefield of Peachtree Creek (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Montgomery Fy. Rd., Newton’s Division, and Hardee at Peachtree Creek.

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