- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Closing the Gap historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--DeKalb County
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Briarcliff Road at University Drive
Text of marker: "CLOSING THE GAP. July 20, 1864. A critical factor in the alignment of Federal troops moving on Atlanta, from Peachtree Creek valley, was a wide gap between Peachtree Rd. (the left of Thomas' forces) & Schofield's 23d A.C. posted at the intersection of N. Decatur & Briarcliff roads. To fill this gap, Stanley's & Wood's 4th A.C. divs. were moved S.E. from Buckhead. Crossing S. Fork Peachtree Cr. at Durand's Mill, Wood's div. was deployed W. on Rock Spring Rd.; Stanley's, in the valley W. of here & Schofield's 23d A.C. prolonged Stanley's line southward. Sherman directed placement of these troops from his h'dq'rs at the crossroads July 20, 21. 044-29 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_closing-the-gap
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_closing-the-gap
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
