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Late on July 20, 1864, during the Battle of Peachtree Creek, King's brigade of the Fourteenth Corps was rushed east to plug a dangerous half-mile gap in the Federal line that had been held only by pickets.
Historical Marker
King's Brigade
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About this site
King's Brigade is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1987. 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 33.8180, -84.3772 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Trust Company of Georgia Northeast Freeway Branch (historic place), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Wood's & Newton's Divs. at Peachtree Creek, Clement Hoffman Stevens, and Peach Tree Creek Crossing.
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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