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Roswell Factory

Chattahoochee River water power caused Roswell King to establish a town her in 1837. He had a cotton mill in operation by 1839. By 1853 two cotton mills, a woolen mill, flour mill, and tannery...

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Old Mt. Zion Church

In 1864, Mt. Zion Baptist Church stood on the site of the North Side Park Baptist Church. July 20. The skirmish line of Walthall´s division, Stewards A.C. [Confederate] was astride Howell Mill...

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Maj. William C. Preston C.S.A.

Commanding Artillery Battalion attached to Alexander P. Stewart´s Corps (C.S.A.) - killed in action while supervising placement of two sections of Selden´s Ala. Battery, Lt. Chas W....

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The Hiram Embry Plantation

500 ft. West stood the ante-bellum residence of Hiram H. Embry (1805-1877), a notable landmark during the battle of Peachtree Cr. At 4 P.M., July 20, 1864, Walthall´s div. [Confederate]...

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Reynold's Brigade at The Ravine

July 20, 1864. Four regiments of Reynolds´ Arkansas brigade, Walthall´s div., Stewart´s A.C., [Confederate] having deployed abreast at old Mt. Zion Ch., moved in a right oblique across Howell Mill...

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O'Neal's Brigade at The Ravine

July 20, 1864. Not until O´Neal´s Alabama & Mississippi troops [Confederate] plunged down the wooded slope from Collier Rd., did the formation of Geary´s [Union] refused line & the...

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O'Neal's Brigade

O´Neal´s (formerly Cantey´s) brigade, Walthall´s div. [Confederate] began its assault abreast & on the rt. of Reynolds´. It struck the rt. of Geary´s 20th A.C. div. [Union] posted on Collier...

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Geary's Refused Line

July 20, 1864. Geary´s 20th A.C. div. [Union] was massed on this ridge (Candy´s, Ireland´s & Jones´ brigades) in parallel lines on old Collier Rd., its front 400 yds. Eastward. A reconnoissance...

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On Geary's Front

In 1864, Collier Rd. topped the ridge N. Descending the slope E. it crossed the branch below the dam at Collier´s Mill. Geary´s left -- Candy´s brigade & Aleshire´s batteries [Union] -- were...

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Geary's Division

July 20, 1864. Gen. J.W. Geary´s 2d div., 20th A.C. [Union] occupied this ridge which was some 300 yds. in advance of Williams´ 1st div. on his rt., & Ward´s 3d, on his left -- all...

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Bulloch Hall

Built in the early 1840´s by Major James Stephen Bulloch. His second wife, married in 1832, was Martha Elliott. Their second daughter, Martha (Mittie) Bulloch and Theodore Roosevelt married here...

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Harrison's Brigade

The 5 regts. of Col. Benjamin Harrison´s brigade of Ward´s div. (20th A.C.) [Union] were N. of this ridge when the Confederate attack in this sector was made. The brigade was moved forward in...

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Collier's Mill

150 ft. down stream, on the right bank of Tanyard Branch, stood an ante-bellum grist mill built & operated by Andrew J. Collier, pioneer resident of this area. (1827-1887). A notable landmark at...

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Gap in Federal Line

The 129th, 105th Ill. & 70th Ind., the left of Harrison´s brigade, together with the rest of Ward´s div., 20th A.C. [Union] were posted in the low ground 350 yds. N., having just crossed Peachtree...

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Scott's Brigade

On the high hill 500 yds. S. of Collier Rd. the left of Scott´s brigade (27th, 35th &49th Ala. & 12th La.) Loring´s div. [Confederate] dislodged Geary´s outpost, [Union] the 33d N.J. regt....

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Coburn's Brigade

Four regiments ~ 33d & 85th Ind., 19th Mich. & 22d Wis. ~ Col. John Coburn´s brigade, Ward´s 3d div., 20th A.C., were posted in this sector ~ the 22d Wis. on the ridge as skirmishers, the other...

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Featherston's Brigade

Gen. W.S. Featherston´s Mississippi brigade of Loring´s div., Stewart´s A.C. [confederate] together with Scott´s brigade (on his left), advanced from trenches at & near Loring´s Hill .9 miles S.W....

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Wood's Brigade

Col. James Woods brigade, Ward´s div., [US] was the left of the 20th A.C. line. It was posted in the ravine N. of Collier Rd. where its left joined Kimball´s brigade. Newton´s div. 4th...

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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...

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Ward's Div. Deployed

July 20, 1864. Gen. W. T Ward´s 3rd Division , 20th A.C. having crossed the creek at Peachtree Road, moved to the low ground at stream-side, its three brigands aligned westward, facing S....

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