Historical Marker

Ward's Div. Encamped

Atlanta · Fulton County · Erected 1956

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The Story

On July 18, 1864, Ward's division of the 20th Corps camped here beside Howard's 4th Corps at Buckhead while engineers bridged Peachtree Creek, the crossing his men would use two days later to reach the battlefield.

About this site

Ward's Div. Encamped 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 33.8352, -84.3888 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Witham, Stuart, House (historic place), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Canton Apartments, Smith, Tullie, House, and Tompkins, Henry B., House.

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

📍 33.8352, -84.3888 · Atlanta, Fulton County

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