On July 22, 1864, with Sherman's army threatening his supply lines, General Hood gambled on a sweeping attack east of the city, igniting the fierce all-day clash remembered as the Battle of Atlanta.
The Battle of Atlanta
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The Battle of Atlanta is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1920. 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 33.7494, -84.3886 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Transfer of Command (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include John Brown Gordon, Historic Ground, and Central Presbyterian Church.
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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