Historical Marker

The Troup Hurt House

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1956

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The Story

This high ground held a house used as a Confederate headquarters and Captain De Gress's Union artillery battery. Its capture and recapture on July 22, 1864, became the visual centerpiece of the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama painting.

About this site

The Troup Hurt House is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1956. 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 33.7594, -84.3523 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Manigault's Brigade (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The 15th Corps Sector, The DeGress Battery, and Site: The Pope House.

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

📍 33.7594, -84.3523 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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Nearby in Fulton County

The 15th Corps Sector

Federal Signal Station

Atlanta · 1983

Historic Place

Kriegshaber, Victor H., House