Stanley’s & Wood’s Sector

Federal divisions under Stanley and Wood entrenched along this line in July 1864, facing the Confederate outer defenses before pressing forward into the siege works that would squeeze Atlanta until its surrender.

Stanley’s & Wood’s Sector 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 33.7976, -84.3497 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cheatham's Salient (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Wood’s Div. 4th Corps, Stevenson's Division, and David J. Sencer Center for Disease Control Museum.

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