Inman Park in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Brown’s & Clayton’s Divs.

Photographed by Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008

1. Brown’s & Clayton’s Divs. Marker

Inscription. July 22, 1864: 3:30 P.M. Gen Hood (CS) launched an attack from the east line of the city fortifications, on the 15th A.C. astride the Ga. R.R. (at DeGress Ave.) - a mass assault by two divs. of Cheatham’s A.C.: Brown’s & Clayton’s. Brown’s brigades were: Manigualt’s, Sharp’s, Coltart’s, & Benton’s; Clayton’s brigades were: Stovall’s, Baker’s, Gibson’s, & Holtzclaw’s.

The impact of these eight small brigades dislodged four Federal brigades from their intrenched line at and each side of the R.R. – where the spear-head of the attack was aimed. This, the critical moment of the battle is pictured in the Cyclorama at Grant Park.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 060-100B.)

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 date for this entry is July 22, 1862.

Location. 33° 45.323′ N, 84° 21.558′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Inman Park. It is at the intersection of Delta Place and Edgewood Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Delta Place. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30307, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Springvale Park (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brig. Gen. A. M. Manigault’s Brigade (about 700 feet away); Battle of Atlanta / Fall of Atlanta (approx. ¼ mile away); Baker's Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away); The Railroad Cut (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site: The Pope House (approx. 0.4 miles away); The 15th Corps Sector (approx. half a mile away); Benton’s & Coltart’s Brigades (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Additional commentary.
1. The Atlanta Cyclorama
The Atlanta Cyclorama is no longer at Grant Park. It has been moved to the Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305

— Submitted August 29, 2020, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia.

Photographed by Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008

2. Brown’s & Clayton’s Divs. Marker

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 1,827 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.