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 Captain E. P. Howell’s Battery - Atlanta, GA Posted by:  Lat34North
N 33° 48.468 W 084° 23.632
16S E 741243 N 3743899
This plaque on Peachtree Rd. just north of Collier Rd. near Piedmont Hospital designating the location of Captain E. P. Howell’s Battery, CSA, during the Battle of Peachtree Creek. Mounted on a stone.
Waymark Code: WM5BHF
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2008
Views: 12
This site marks the location of the Confederate troops,
(Captain E. P. Howell’s Battery)
During the Battle of Peachtree Creek,
July 20, 1864
In the siege of Atlanta the Confederate
Forces numbered 48,060, losses 34,979.
Federal Forces 112,819, losses 40,060.
Erected by Atlanta Chapter
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
1919
The estimates of the strength of the forces engaged and the number lost do not seems to agree with other sources. See links below.
Wikipedia links
Battle of Peachtree Creek
Atlanta Campaign
Type of Marker: Monument
Date: 1919
Sponsor: UDC
Marker #: Not listed
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