- Attack from the West State Historical
Marker
- Located at Memorial Dr. and Stovall St. in Atlanta,
Ga.
(Text)
ATTACK FROM THE WEST
July 22, 1864. Gen. George Maney's
div. (Hardee's A.C.) [Confed.] attacked the front of Giles Smith's
div., 17th A.C. [Union] posted on Flat Shoals Road (Leggett's
Hill to Glenwood), while Cleburne's div. attacked it from the
rear. This forced the withdrawal of Smith the s. slope of Leggett's
Hill where he occupied a 2nd line extending eastward from Leggett's
position.
Cleburne & Maney, following
up their advantage, were aided by Stevenson's div. (Cheatham's
A.C.) [Confed.] from the city fortifications. Repeated attacks,
front, flank & rear, by the three Confederate divisions failed
to dislodge the 2 divs. of the 17th A.C. -- Leggett's & Smith's.
060-104 GEORGIA HISTORIC
MARKER 1984
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