- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Geary's Division historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Fulton County
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Collier Rd. at Walthall Dr., Atlanta
Text of marker: "GEARY'S DIVISION. July 20, 1864. Gen. J.W. Geary's 2d div., 20th A.C. [Union] occupied this ridge which was some 300 yds. in advance of Williams' 1st div. on his rt., & Ward's 3d, on his left - all facing southward. His three brigades: Candy's, Jones' & Ireland's were massed on the ridge together with Aleshire's artillery. These troops were from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania & Ohio; most of them had served under Geary at Gettysburg. This commanding ridge, overlook Tanyard Branch valley, was the critical point of the Federal position - the objective of Confederate assaults by Walthall's & Loring's divs. of Stewart's A.C. [Confederate] on the Federal center. 060-41 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1955" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_gearys-division
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_gearys-division
- 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:
-
