The Mississippi Brigade

During the Battle of Peachtree Creek in July 1864, Featherston's Mississippi regiments charged the Union line in the ravine north of Collier Road, briefly breaching a gap before counterattacks drove them back with heavy losses.

The Mississippi Brigade is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1955. 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 33.8084, -84.3980 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Coburn's Brigade (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Wood's Brigade, Featherston’s Brigade, and Gap in Federal Line.

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