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

Battle at Moore’s Mill

Photographed by David Seibert, September 12, 2010

1. Battle at Moore’s Mill Marker

Inscription. July 19, 1864. Morgan’s brigade (Davis’ div.), 14th A.C., was posted on the rt. of Dilworth’s brigade to support his crossing of Peachtree Creek at junction with Green Bone Cr. Morgan faced destructive fire from Confederate forces on the high bluff S. of Moore’s Mill & the creek. That night, the 10th Mich. pickets occupied the mill & destroyed the flume ~ thereby emptying the millpond.

July 20. Mitchell’s brigade, W. of Nancy’s Cr., having outflanked the Confederates on the bluff, forced its evacuation, which enabled Morgan’s brigade to cross the creek at the ford and join the rest of Davis’ division.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 060-65.)

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 19, 1914.

Location. 33° 49.585′ N, 84° 26.538′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Buckhead. It is on Moores Mill Road 5 miles west of Margaret Mitchell Drive, on the right when traveling west. The marker is just east of the Moores Mill Road Bridge over Peachtree Creek. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30327, 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

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other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Moore's Mill (here, next to this marker); Fort Peachtree, War of 1812 (approx. half a mile away); Standing Peach Tree (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Peach Tree (approx. 0.7 miles away); Montgomery's Ferry (approx. 0.7 miles away); Montgomery Cemetery (approx. ¾ mile away); Green Bone Creek (approx. 0.9 miles away); Johnston’s Army Crossed the River (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Montgomery-DeFoor House Site (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by David Seibert, September 12, 2010

2. Battle at Moore’s Mill Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, September 12, 2010

3. Battle at Moore’s Mill Marker

Looking west on Moores Mill Road at the bridge over Peachtree Creek; the marker is on the right.

Peachtree Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 12, 2010

4. Peachtree Creek

Looking downstream from the Moores Mill Road over Peachtree Creek toward the site of Moore's Mill.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,364 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 13, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.