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During the Battle of Peachtree Creek in July 1864, Scott's Alabama and Louisiana brigade stormed this hill, overran a New Jersey outpost and seized its flag, but lacked the numbers to break the Federal center and was driven back.
Historical Marker
Scott's Brigade
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About this site
Scott's Brigade 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 33.8102, -84.4025 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Harrison’s Brigade (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Peach Tree 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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