Morningside-Lenox Park in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Stevenson's Division

Photographed by David Seibert, September 6, 2009

1. Stevenson's Division Marker

Inscription. A point in the intrenched line held by Gen. Carter L. Stevenson’s div. of the Cheatham’s (formerly Hood’s) A.C. [CS] -- a sector of Atlanta’s outer defense line. July 18-22, 1864.

Stevenson’s troops were on the right of Bate’s div. (Hardee’s A.C.), [CS] which rested on Clear Creek at Walker’s (or Jones’s) Mill near N. end of Piedmont Park. Bate’s troops led off in the attack on Federal forces northward, in the Battle of Peachtree Creek, July 20, a battle confined to the west side of Clear Creek.

Cheatham held this sector as a barrier to Federal forces N. & E. until ordered to withdraw to defenses nearer the city, July 22.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 060-77.)

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 month for this entry is July 1758.

Location. 33° 47.506′ N, 84° 22.033′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Morningside-Lenox Park. It is at the intersection of Dutch Valley Road and Monroe Drive NE, on the right when traveling east on Dutch Valley Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30324, 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 one

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mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bate’s Division (approx. 0.3 miles away); Habersham Memorial Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wood’s Div. 4th Corps (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cotton States Exposition of 1895 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Booker T. Washington (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ansley Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); 61 16th Street Apartment Building (approx. one mile away); Atlanta Woman's Club (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Other markers no longer nearby. Second Oldest D.A.R. Chapter (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been permanently removed); Cheatham's Salient (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by David Seibert, September 6, 2009

2. Stevenson's Division Marker

Looking northeast; Dutch Valley Road is in the foreground, and Monroe Drive to the right at the intersection

Photographed by David Seibert, September 6, 2009

3. Stevenson's Division Marker

Looking south on Monroe Drive

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,299 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.