The Mississippi Brigade - GHM 060-33 - Fulton Co. GA
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Featherston's [CSA] assault struck the fronts of Coburn's & Wood's brigades [US] in the ravine N. of Collier Rd.~his right regts. vainly attempting to enter a gap between Wood's & Kimball's brigades, in which action Col J.L. Drake, 33d MS was killed.
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Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2007
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The Mississippi Brigade
Brig. Gen. W. S. Featherston ~ Loring's div. It consisted of the 40th, 31st, 22d, 3d & 33d regts., (deployment sequence W. to E.) Stigler's sharpshooters in skirmish line. Brigade was on extreme rt. of Stewart's A.C., joining Hardee's A.C. which prolonged the line E. to Clear Cr.
Featherston's [Confederate] assault struck the fronts of Coburn's & Wood's brigades [Union] in the ravine N. of Collier Rd. ~ his right regts. vainly attempting to enter a gap between Wood's & Kimball's brigades, in which action Col. J.L. Drake, 33d Miss. was slain. Repelled by counter-assaults, brigade withdrew S. of rd., which the Federals held against repeated attempts to retake it.
GHM 060-33 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1955
Located on the south side of Collier Rd. at the intersection with Ardmore Road just east of Seaboard Railroad bridge, Atlanta, GA.