The Federal Attack on Hood's Corps
![May 25, 1864. Brig. Gen. .W. Geary´s (2d) div. 20th A.C. [Federal], deployed in dense woods, N.W., advanced toward this ridge at New Hope Ch. - (5 p.m.) - supported on his right by Williams´ (1st)...](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bxQJ9O-MGNdvp45Z-MiqNsOnMTheLFkqhJSfxvu--1RZnXQEHV37ONYHR95gf6hmBaUIdE4rkcsegELg42aTMb0u_xHh)
May 25, 1864. Brig. Gen. .W. Geary´s (2d) div. 20th A.C. [Federal], deployed in dense woods, N.W., advanced toward this ridge at New Hope Ch. - (5 p.m.) - supported on his right by Williams´ (1st) & on his left by Butterfield´s (3d) divs. - the corps front astride this road.
Repeated assaults on Hood´s corps [CSA], posted on this ridge (Stovall´s brigade on left; Clayton´s, center; Baker´s, right) failed to dislodge it after several hrs. of fighting.
Reinforced 20th corps assaults, May 26, were likewise devoid of results.
GHM 10-24 Georgia Historic Marker 1953
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.