The Embattled Ridge
![August 6, 1864. The ridge just south (densely wooded at the time) was fortified and held by General W.B. Bate´s division, Hardee´s A.C. [Confederate]. It extended west from the Atlanta to East...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Fb-13O96ILnGey_xK_FNCnJUSI9s6imI9-9Nad4mNtHvf71Qwm8EkN_uTU4OiPMOwbE3k_8cdCpVXZVMVkkoIgLHOTo)
August 6, 1864. The ridge just south (densely wooded at the time) was fortified and held by General W.B. Bate´s division, Hardee´s A.C. [Confederate]. It extended west from the Atlanta to East Point works, and blocked further Federal moves toward the railroad.
To eliminate this barrier, Cox´s division, 23d A.C. [USA] assaulted Bate´s position in an action known as the battle of Utoy Creek. Strongly posted with abates and head-logs, Bate withstood the frontal attack until forced to withdraw when his left was assailed from the direction of Cascade Springs. Fighting in the ranks of the embattled Confederate defenders of the ridge, was the famous "Orphan Brigade" of Kentucky.
GHM 060-160 - GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION - 1958
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.