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Where Hood Watched the Battle of Atlanta

Location:North part of Oakland Cemetery
LATITUDE33.7495281936
LONGITUDE-84.3730276383
County:Fulton

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WHERE HOOD WATCHED THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA

In 1856 James E. Williams (Mayor of Atlanta 1866-1868), built a residence atop this high ground which later became a part of Oakland Cemetery. From the second story of the house, Gen. John B. Hood, in command of Confederate forces, & members of his staff, watched that part of the Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864, where Brown`s & Clayton`s divs., Cheatham`s A.C. [CSA], moved eastward astride the Ga. R.R. to the assault on the Federal 15th A.C. line also astride the R.R. -- at DeGress Ave., 1 1/4 mi. distant.

A notable landmark of this area -- the Rolling Mill -- stood on the site of the cotton mill.

060-106 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956
       
 

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