- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Howard's March to Buckhead historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Fulton County
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Powers Ferry Rd. and Mt Paran Rd., Atlanta
Text of marker: "HOWARD'S MARCH TO BUCKHEAD. July 18, 1864. Howard's 4th A.C. left Crossroads Ch. 4:30 A.M., Newton's div. leading, followed by Stanley's & Wood's. Just below Mt. Paran Rd. Newton's column was assailed by Williams' Kentucky Brigade of Wheeler's cav., which opposed the Federals all the way to Buckhead. The 20th A.C. regiments, the 13th N.J. & 82d O. commanded by Ezra Carman, had moved N.E. on Mt. Paran Rd. from Pace's Fy., to support the 4th A.C.; they assisted in driving the Confederate cavalry as far as Nancy's Creek. Howard's corps was the left of the Army of the Cumberland's advance to Peachtree Creek. 060-16 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_howards-march-to-buckhead
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_howards-march-to-buckhead
- 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:
-
