Gen. Stewart's H'dq'rs
![Site of the Ira R. Foster house which was occupied as headquarters by Gen. A. P. Stewart, [Confederate] during military operations N. of Atlanta, July 16-21, 1864. From here were issued the orders...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mvKrezgfh4vjylGecVMeV_JogM3xrP5WsfJt0NQ4ZPlgA4QxFVr9k4-SyNngafJ_zZMEwTQg0ogihq7wA1kkLipHIZv-)
Site of the Ira R. Foster house which was occupied as headquarters by Gen. A. P. Stewart, [Confederate] during military operations N. of Atlanta, July 16-21, 1864. From here were issued the orders directing his troops in the Battle of Peachtree Creek, July 20, fought 1.5 miles N. Stewart´s corps, posted on the left of Confederate forces in the outer defense line of Atlanta, consisted of three divisions: from left to right, French´s, Waithall´s and Loring´s. Failing to break the Federal line at Peachtree Creek, Hood withdrew his forces to the city from which he sent Hardee´s A. C. against the Federal troops in East Atlanta, July 22.
GHM 060-90 - GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION - 1956
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Don Hogan.