Rt. of Federal Line, May 26-June 1, 1864
![May 26. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan´s 15th A.C. [Federal] was posted on the hills N. & W. of this, ´the salient angle of the intrenched line. The Federals fought defensively during the 6 days of...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zIv06bYbdmGKdNVBt-ItsOdzOAdwJIIZezuTuSHIbb8VsvauE8zGZZBjANZsJVsOpwstuPTekRXzlHAnrBhlemUN0yUphQ)
May 26. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan´s 15th A.C. [Federal] was posted on the hills N. & W. of this, ´the salient angle of the intrenched line.
The Federals fought defensively during the 6 days of fighting, climaxed by a concerted assault on the salient by Lt. Gen. Wm. J. Hardee´s AC. [Confederate], in columns of regiments, along the Villa Rica Rd. - an attack that extended N. 2 mi. along the 15th & 16th corps fronts - May 28.
McPherson´s forces [Federal] were shifted N from the Dallas front, June 1, pursuant to the federal moves E toward the State R.R.
GHM 110-9 GEORGIA HISTORICAL MARKER 1953
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.