- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Newton's Division 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--Battlefields - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Brighton Rd. at Peachtree Rd., Atlanta
Text of marker: "NEWTON'S DIVISION. July 20, 1864. Gen. John Newton's div., Howard's 4th A.C., marching S. from Buckhead, relieved T. J. Wood's div. this side of Peachtree Cr., & moved to this ridge where two brigades were deployed; Kimball's W. of, & Blake's E. of, Peachtree Rd. - Bradley's in reserve at the rear. 3 of Hardee's divs., [Confederate], Bate's, Walker's, & Maney's, moved from their intrenched line (.8 mi. S.) at 3:30 P.M. Walker & Maney struck the fronts of Kimball & Blake; Bate, in Clear Creek Valley, outflanked Blake only to face Bradley. Kimball narrowly averted a line-break on his right by changing front & the timely support of Ward's 20th A.C. division. 060-70 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_newtons-division
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_newtons-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:
-
