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Where Hood Watched the Battle of Atlanta

 
 
Where Hood Watched the Battle of Atlanta Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Dover, August 26, 2007
1. Where Hood Watched the Battle of Atlanta Marker
Inscription. In 1856 James E. Williams (Mayor of Atlanta 1866-1868), built a residence atop this high ground which later became a part of Oakland Cemetery. From the second story of the house, Gen. John B. Hood, in command of Confederate forces, & members of his staff, watched that part of the Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864, where Brown’s & Clayton’s divs., Cheathams’s A.C. (CS) moved eastward astride the Ga. R.R. to the assault on the Federal 15th A.C. line also astride the R.R. – at DeGress Ave., 1 ¼ mi. distant. A notable landmark of this area – the Rolling Mill – stood on the site of the cotton mill
 
Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 060-109.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 22, 1844.
 
Location. 33° 44.951′ N, 84° 22.351′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Grant Park. Marker is at the intersection of Oakland Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on the right when traveling east on Oakland Avenue. This marker is located near the center of Oakland Cemetery, on the north side
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of the visitor's center or Bell Tower, which was built in 1899 as a cemetery office, chapel, receiving vault, and sexton's apartment. The Williams residence no longer exists. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30312, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dr. Daniel Cornelius O'Keefe (within shouting distance of this marker); "Out in the Rain" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Moses W. Formwalt (about 300 feet away); Colonel Joseph F. Burke (about 300 feet away); Alexander Hamilton Stephens (about 300 feet away); Dr. Charles d'Alvigny (about 400 feet away); Dr. Noel d'Alvigny (about 400 feet away); Clement Anselm Evans (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.
 
Regarding Where Hood Watched the Battle of Atlanta. The Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill is not the same as the rolling mill mentioned in the marker text. The cotton mill occupies the same piece of land as the former rolling mill, but is a different building and manufactured different products.
 
Where Hood Watched the Battle of Atlanta Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008
2. Where Hood Watched the Battle of Atlanta Marker
The old Williams residence is in the background.
The Cotton Mill image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008
3. The Cotton Mill
The view of the top of the Cotton Mill mentioned in the Marker
The old Williams residence image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008
4. The old Williams residence
The view of current downtown Atlanta from Oakland Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008
5. The view of current downtown Atlanta from Oakland Cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,158 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on August 18, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. Photos:   1. submitted on January 1, 2011, by Michael Dover of Ellerslie, Georgia.   2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 14, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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