Historical Marker

Manigault's Brigade

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1956

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The Story

On July 22, 1864, Arthur Manigault's South Carolina and Alabama brigade briefly broke the Union line along the railroad cut during the Battle of Atlanta, overrunning a federal battery before a counterattack drove the Confederates back.

About this site

Manigault's Brigade 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 33.7585, -84.3520 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is The 15th Corps Sector (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site: The Pope House, The Railroad Cut, and The Troup Hurt House.

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

📍 33.7585, -84.3520 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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