Where Hood Watched The Battle Of Atlanta – GHM 060-106 – Fulton. Co. GA
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N 33° 44.971 W 084° 22.382
16S E 743337 N 3737484
In 1856 James E. Williams (Mayor of Atlanta 1866-1868), built a residence atop this high ground which later became a part of Oakland Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM203W
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2007
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WHERE HOOD WATCHED THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA
In 1856 James E. Williams (Mayor of Atlanta 1866-1868), built a residence atop this high ground which later became a part of Oakland Cemetery. From the second story of the house, Gen. John B. Hood, in command of Confederate forces, & members of his staff, watched that part of the Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864, where Brown's & Clayton's divs., Cheatham's A.C. [CSA], moved eastward astride the Ga. R.R. to the assault on the Federal 15th A.C. line also astride the R.R. -- at DeGress Ave., 1 1/4 mi. distant.
A notable landmark of this area -- the Rolling Mill -- stood on the site of the cotton mill.
GHM 060-106 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956
Located in north part of Oakland Cemetery (near the visitors center) on Memorial Dr. in Atlanta
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: GHM 060-106
Date: 1956
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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