- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Site of Old Cheshire Bridge 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: Buford Hwy. just east of Lenox Rd. at Shady Valley Dr., Atlanta
Text of marker: "SITE OF OLD CHESHIRE BRIDGE. The original Cheshire Bridge Road, crossing N. Fork Peachtree C. at this point, was the route taken by two divisions of Howard's 4th A. C. moving to occupy a gap in the Federal line between Peachtree Rd. & Schofield's 23d A. C. posted S. on Durand's Mill (Briarcliff Rd.). July 19, 1864. Stanley's div. was opposed by Confederate cav. which burned the bridge & was delayed until it was rebuilt. Stanley camped S. E. near the county line. July 20. Wood's div. followed - brought forward from Buckhead by Howard who had returned from Stanley's camp for that purpose. 060-21 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_site-of-old-cheshire-bridge
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_site-of-old-cheshire-bridge
- 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:
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