The Troup Hurt House
The plantation house of Geo. M.T. Hurt, begun the Summer of 1862, never completed & never occupied as a residence, stood on the site of the stone church. It faced the Decatur Rd.
July 18, 1864. A sector of the outer line of Atlanta´s defense works was located just E. of the house, which was used as h´dq´rs by the 10th S. Carolina regt., (Confederate) of Manigault´s brigade.
July 22. The same troops, having withdrawn to the city the night before, returned late afternoon & attacked the Federal forces occupying the position, capturing & holding it until driven out. This is the moment shown in the Cyclorama of the Battle of Atlanta.
GHM 060-97 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.