Historical Marker

Maj. William C. Preston C.S.A

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1955

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The Story

A South Carolina artillery officer remembered in Mary Chesnut's wartime diary, Maj. William C. Preston was killed positioning his guns near here during the Battle of Peachtree Creek in July 1864.

About this site

Maj. William C. Preston C.S.A 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 33.8103, -84.4128 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Mt. Zion Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Reynolds’ Brigade at the Ravine, The Hiram Embry Plantation, and Geary’s Refused Line.

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

📍 33.8103, -84.4128 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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