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Williams' Ky. Cavalry at Nancy's Creek

 
 
Williams' Ky. Cavalry at Nancy's Creek Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, February 25, 2010
1. Williams' Ky. Cavalry at Nancy's Creek Marker
Inscription. A concerted, but scattered endeavor was made by Wheeler’s cavalry [CS] to oppose the advance of Federal forces from four Chattahoochee River crossings toward Atlanta, July 1864.

July 18. Brig. Gen. John S. Williams’ (formerly Grigsby’s) Kentucky brigade, Wheeler’s cav., patrolled this road. Though outnumbered, Williams’ troops fought delaying actions to obstruct the march of Howard’s 4th A.C., moving from Crossroads Church to Buckhead.

Williams’ brigade, with a section of artillery, halted Federal progress at Nancy’s Creek until forced back by superior numbers.
 
Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 060-18.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
 
Location. 33° 52.036′ N, 84° 23.558′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Chastain Park. Marker is at the intersection of Powers Ferry Road NW and Pineland Road NW, on the right when traveling north on Powers Ferry Road NW. The marker stands at the south end of the Nancy Creek Bridge, at the edge of Chastain Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30342, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
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markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Howard’s Corps at Nancy’s Creek (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Galloway School (approx. half a mile away); Sardis Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Howard's March to Buckhead (approx. 1½ miles away); 20th A.C.; Pace's Fy. Rd. (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hascall’s Div. Camped (approx. 1.7 miles away); Civil War Siege Cannon (approx. 1.8 miles away); Swan House (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.
 
Williams' Ky. Cavalry at Nancy's Creek Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, February 25, 2010
2. Williams' Ky. Cavalry at Nancy's Creek Marker
Looking north on Powers Ferry Road at the Nancy Creek Bridge
Williams' Ky. Cavalry at Nancy's Creek Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, February 25, 2010
3. Williams' Ky. Cavalry at Nancy's Creek Marker
The marker stands at the edge of Chastain Park's Bobby Jones Golf Course, seen in the background
Williams' Ky. Cavalry at Nancy's Creek Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, February 25, 2010
4. Williams' Ky. Cavalry at Nancy's Creek Marker
Looking south on Powers Ferry Road, toward Sardis Church, Roswell Road, and Atlanta
Nancy Creek image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, February 25, 2010
5. Nancy Creek
The Creek is channeled through the Bobby Jones Golf Course in Chastain Park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 882 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 25, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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