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Leggett's Hill

Location:Moreland Avenue at I-20 overpass
LATITUDE33.7448958252
LONGITUDE-84.3493811751
County:DeKalb

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LEGGETT`S HILL

July 22, 1864. Blair`s 17th A.C., McPherson`s Army of the Tenn. [Union] was aligned S. of Logan`s 15th astride the Ga. R. R. Leggett`s div. of the 17th held the line from Logan`s left, to & including the hill. An extension S.E. on Flat Shoals Rd. to Glenwood was occupied by the other division of the 17th A.C., under Giles Smith.

Smith`s div., outflanked by Cleburne`s troops, was driven to the S. slope of Leggett`s Hill. This was followed by concerted attacks on front, flank & rear by Cleburne`s & Maney`s divs. (Hardee`s A.C.), together with Stevenson`s (Cheatham`s A.C.) [CSA] -- a battle regarded as the major engagement of the Atlanta Campaign.

044-67 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956
       
 

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