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The Troup Hurt House

Location:DeGress Ave north of DeKalb Ave, Atlanta
LATITUDE33.7591236085
LONGITUDE-84.3520937864
County:Fulton

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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 The same troops, having withdrawn to the city the night before, returned late afternoon & attacked the Federal forces occupying the position, capturing & holding it until driven out.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.

060-97 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956
       
 

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