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

French's Line

Photographed by David Seibert, August 8, 2009

1. French's Line Marker

Inscription. July 9, 1864. Confederate forces withdrew to this side of the river near the state R.R. bridge. General S.G. French’s div. (Stewart’s A.C.) was posted above & below the bridge as a rear guard of Johnston’s Army of Tennessee.

July 18. French’s div. occupied the left sector of Atlanta’s outer defense line -- from the Old Marietta Rd. at Casey’s Hill to DeFoors Fy. Rd. This line extended E. to Highland Ave. & was S. of & parallel to Peachtree Creek.

This marker is at the point where French’s entrenchments crossed Woodall Creek. Casey’s Hill is .9 mi. W.; Chattahoochee Ave. is a postwar road to the river at Bolton.

Erected 1988 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 060-67.)

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 9, 1724.

Location. 33° 48.192′ N, 84° 25.925′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Hills Park. It is at the intersection of Chattahoochee Avenue SW and Carroll Drive NW, on the right when traveling south on Chattahoochee Avenue SW. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30318, 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

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within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: French’s Division Hood’s Left Flank (approx. 0.6 miles away); Disputed Passage (approx. 0.8 miles away); Atlanta's Outer Line (approx. 0.9 miles away); Casey's Hill (approx. 0.9 miles away); Outer Defense Line (approx. one mile away); The Hiram Embry Plantation (approx. 1.2 miles away); Maj. William C. Preston C.S.A (approx. 1.2 miles away); Old Mt. Zion Church (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Gen. Cleburne's H’dq’rs. (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This marker replaced an earlier marker of the same title and text on this location erected by the Georgia Historical Commission.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 8, 2009

2. French's Line Marker

Looking south on Chattahoochee Avenue from Carroll Drive

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,269 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 9, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.