Argonne Forest in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
20th A.C.; Pace's Fy. Rd.
Williams’ & Geary’s divs. of the 20th, camped in this vicinity that night, while Ward’s div. moved E. to Buckhead where it camped on the right of Howard’s 4th Corps.
July 19. Geary’s div. moved S.W. (on Arden Rd.), intending to cross Peachtree Cr., at Howell’s Mill. Finding the 14th A.C. there, Geary shifted his column so as to cross above (at North Side Drive). Williams followed Geary the next day to the battlefield of Peachtree Creek.
Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 060-27.)
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 18, 1808.
Location. 33° 50.643′ N, 84° 23.801′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Argonne Forest. Marker is at the intersection of West Paces Ferry Road and Arden Road, on the right when traveling east on West Paces Ferry Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30305, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies . Swan House (approx. half a mile away); Civil War Siege Cannon (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Swan House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gov. John M. Slaton (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ward's Div. Encamped (approx. ¾ mile away); “The Storyteller” (approx. one mile away); The Buckhead Theatre / The Social Center Reimagined (approx. one mile away); Meet You at the Buck's Head / The Commercial Core Reimagined (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.
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