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

Maj. William C. Preston C.S.A

Photographed by David Seibert, June 15, 2008

1. Maj. William C. Preston C.S.A Marker

Inscription. Commanding Artillery Battalion attached to Alexander P. Stewart’s Corps [CS] - killed in action while supervising placement of two sections of Selden’s Ala. Battery, Lt. Chas. W. Lovelace, commanding, near the Embry House, July 20th, 1864, during the Battle of Peachtree Creek.

This battery was in support of Reynolds’s Brigade [CS] as it swept N.E. across the Embry Plantation & the road toward the re-entrant angle of the Federal line N. of the deep ravine.

Maj. Preston, a native of S. Carolina, was the “Willie Preston” of Mary Boykins Chestnut’s, “A Diary of Dixie."

Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 060-48.)

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 20, 1864.

Location. 33° 48.615′ N, 84° 24.767′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Buckhead. It is on Howell Mill Road NW 0 miles north of Collier Road NW, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30309, 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 distance of this marker: Old Mt. Zion Church (a few steps from this marker); Reynolds’ Brigade at the Ravine

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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Hiram Embry Plantation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Geary’s Refused Line (approx. 0.3 miles away); O’Neal’s Brigade (approx. 0.3 miles away); O’Neal’s Brigade at the Ravine (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rt. Of 20th A.C. Line (approx. 0.4 miles away); Williams' Div. Deployed (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,635 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on August 3, 2025, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. Photo 1. submitted on February 27, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.