The Federal Salient

In the July 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta, Cleburne's Confederates briefly overran part of the Union line here, taking guns and prisoners, before infantry and artillery on Leggett's treeless hilltop stopped the assault cold.

The Federal Salient is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1958. 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 33.7509, -84.4403 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Clayton's Div., Lee's A.C. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Ezra Church, Clayton’s Div., Lee’s A.C., and Battle of Ezra Church.

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