East Atlanta in DeKalb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cleburne's & Maney's Divs.

Photographed by Felch Dumas, July 22, 2008

1. Cleburne's & Maney's Divs. Marker

Inscription. July 22, 1864. These troops, with Walker’s and Bate’s divs., Hardee’s A.C. (CS) made a 15-mi. night march from Atlanta to attack the rear of McPherson’s Army of the Tenn. (US) posted on Flat Shoals Road in East Atlanta. Cleburne’s & Maney’s move N.W. up Flat Shoals Rd. struck, not the rear but the left flank, of the Fed. 17th A.C. where its line bent eastward.

Cleburne’s four brigades were deployed on & eastward of the road; Maney’s four brigades, W. of it. The immediate area was heavily wooded. Their attack was made somewhat later than Walker’s and Bate’s, 1 mile E. in the valley of Sugar Creek near Terry’s Mill Pond.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 044-62.)

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 22, 1830.

Location. 33° 44.046′ N, 84° 20.422′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in DeKalb County. It is in East Atlanta. It is at the intersection of Flat Shoals Avenue and Ormewood Avenue on Flat Shoals Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30316, 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: Maney's Div. in the Battle of Atlanta (approx.

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0.4 miles away); Cleburne Outflanked Left Wing, 17th A.C. (approx. half a mile away); Cleburne's Div. in the Federal Rear (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Ground--1864 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Death of McPherson (approx. 0.7 miles away); Walker's Division In Sugar Creek Valley (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bate's Div. at Terry's Mill Pond (approx. 0.8 miles away); Terry's Mill Pond (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Fuller's Div. 16th A.C. (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Felch Dumas, July 22, 2008

2. Cleburne's & Maney's Divs. Marker

View of the marker northwest towards Glenwood Avenue and Leggett's Hill

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,614 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2008, by Felch Dumas of Decatur, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.