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On July 20, 1864, Union General John Geary's XX Corps division held this ground during the Battle of Peachtree Creek. Confederate assaults struck his front but failed to dislodge the dug-in Federals, helping blunt Hood's gamble to save Atlanta.
On Geary's Front 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 33.8106, -84.4038 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Geary’s Division (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Battle of Peachtree Creek, The Confederate Attack, and The Confederate Attack, Cont..
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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