Woodland Hills in Atlanta in Dekalb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Stanley & Wood March To Durand's Mill

Photographed by Felch Dumas, July 20, 2008

1. Stanley & Wood March To Durand's Mill Marker

Inscription. July 19, 1864. When it became apparent that a wide gap existed in Federal troop deployment along Peachtree Cr. Between Peachtree Rd. & this, the old Williams Mill Rd., two divs. of Howard’s 4th A.C. were sent S.E. from Buckhead to this vicinity to close the gap.

Stanely’s div. marched via the old Cheshire Bridge Rd., camping at the County Line. Wood’s div. followed Stanley the next day. Both columns moving E. on the present LaVista Road turned S. here & crossed S. Fork Peachtree Cr. at Durand’s Mill – a shift of troops incident to the Federal advance on Atlanta.

Erected 1988 by Georgia Historic Marker. (Marker Number 044-28.)

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, 1939.

Location. 33° 48.865′ N, 84° 20.047′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Dekalb County. It is in Woodland Hills. It is on Briarcliff Road NE (Georgia Route 42) 0.1 miles south of LaVista Road ( Route 236), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30329, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Durand's Mill (approx. ¾ mile away); Between the Peachtree Cr. Forks

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); 4th A.C. at Durand's Mill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Historic Ground (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site of Old Cheshire Bridge (approx. 1.3 miles away); Stanley’s & Wood’s Sector (approx. 1½ miles away); Closing the Gap (approx. 1.7 miles away); Site: Judge James Paden House: Gen. J.D. Cox’s H’dq’rs (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Other markers no longer nearby. The 16th & 23d Corps March to Decatur (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Cheatham's Salient (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Felch Dumas, July 20, 2008

2. Stanley & Wood March To Durand's Mill Marker

This view is to the North at Briarcliff Road

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,550 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.