- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Wood's & Newton's Divs. at Peachtree Creek 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: Fairhaven Circle at Peachtree Rd., Atlanta
Text of marker: "WOOD'S & NEWTON'S DIVS. AT PEACHTREE CREEK. July 19, 1864. Wood's & Newton's 4th A.C. divs. moving S. from Buckhead to effect crossings at Peachtree Cr. found the bridge burned. Wood improvised one & crossed two brigades which after a sharp contest with Hardee's troops [Confederate], drove them to the high ground southward. Wood held the bridge-head S. of the creek until relieved at dark by Newton's div. which moved forward the next day to the battlefield of Peachtree Creek near Collier Rd. Wood's div. camped - night of July 19 - at Buckhead & the next morning it followed Stanley's route to join Schofield at Pea Vine Cr. 060-23 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_woods-newtons-div.-at-peachtree-creek
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_woods-newtons-div
- 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:
-
