The Federal Advance, Cont./The Change of Command

As Federals closed on Atlanta in July 1864, a frustrated Jefferson Davis replaced the cautious Joseph Johnston with the aggressive John Bell Hood on July 17-18, a fateful change of command that brought on the bloody battles for the city.

The Federal Advance, Cont./The Change of Command 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, 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.