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

Where Hood Watched The Battle Of Atlanta

Photographed by Michael Dover, August 26, 2007

1. Where Hood Watched the Battle of Atlanta Marker

Inscription. In 1856 James E. Williams (Mayor of Atlanta 1866-1868), built a residence atop this high ground which later became a part of Oakland Cemetery. From the second story of the house, Gen. John B. Hood, in command of Confederate forces, & members of his staff, watched that part of the Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864, where Brown’s & Clayton’s divs., Cheathams’s A.C. (CS) moved eastward astride the Ga. R.R. to the assault on the Federal 15th A.C. line also astride the R.R. – at DeGress Ave., 1¼ mi. distant. A notable landmark of this area – the Rolling Mill – stood on the site of the cotton mill

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 060-109.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • 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, 1844.

Location. 33° 44.972′ N, 84° 22.382′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Grant Park. It is at the intersection of Oakland Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on the right when traveling east on Oakland Avenue. This marker is located near the center of Oakland Cemetery, on the north side of the visitor's center

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or Bell Tower, which was built in 1899 as a cemetery office, chapel, receiving vault, and sexton's apartment. The Williams residence no longer exists. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30312, 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: Dr. Daniel Cornelius O'Keefe (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Joseph F. Burke (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alexander Hamilton Stephens (about 300 feet away); "Out in the Rain" (about 400 feet away); Moses W. Formwalt (about 400 feet away); William Allen Fuller (about 400 feet away); Julia Carlisle Withers (about 400 feet away); Dr. Charles d'Alvigny (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Regarding Where Hood Watched The Battle Of Atlanta. The Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill is not the same as the rolling mill mentioned in the marker text. The cotton mill occupies the same piece of land as the former rolling mill, but is a different building and manufactured different products.

Photographed by Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008

2. Where Hood Watched the Battle of Atlanta Marker

The old Williams residence is in the background.

The Cotton Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008

3. The Cotton Mill

The view of the top of the Cotton Mill mentioned in the Marker

The old Williams residence image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008

4. The old Williams residence

The view of current downtown Atlanta from Oakland Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Felch Dumas, August 11, 2008

5. The view of current downtown Atlanta from Oakland Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,523 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on September 1, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on January 1, 2011, by Michael Dover of Ellerslie, Georgia. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 14, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.