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On July 22, 1864, this commanding rise anchored the Union left as Hardee's Confederates struck front, flank, and rear; though driven from the south slope, Federal troops under General Leggett held the hill in the Battle of Atlanta's fiercest fighting.
Leggett's Hill 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 33.7450, -84.3494 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wheeler's Cav. Intrenched (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Attack from the West, Harrow’s Div. 15th A.C., and Benton’s & Coltart’s Brigades.
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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