The Confederate Attack, Cont.

Continuing the July 20, 1864 assault at Peachtree Creek, Stewart's brigades briefly pierced the gap between Newton and Geary, but converging Union fire and arriving reinforcements drove them back, ending Hood's first bid to save Atlanta.

The Confederate Attack, Cont. is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1964. 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 33.8105, -84.4031 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Confederate Attack (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Federal Advance, The Federal Advance, Cont./The Change of Command, and The Federal Forces Engaged/The Confederate Forces Engaged.

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