The Federal Advance

By July 1864 Sherman's armies had forced the Chattahoochee and pushed toward Peachtree Creek, with Geary's and Williams's divisions crossing and entrenching along Collier Road, setting the stage for Hood's coming counterattack.

The Federal Advance 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 Confederate Attack, Cont., 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.