Between the Peachtree Cr. Forks

Between the Peachtree Cr. Forks is a Georgia historical marker in Fulton County, dedicated 1954.

On Lavista Road, east of Cheshire Bridge Road in Atlanta.

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July 19, 1864. The march of Stanley's div. (4th A.C.) on the old Cheshire Bridge Rd. from Buckhead was delayed by the burning bridge at N. Fork, Peachtree Cr. Opposition by Confederate cav. had marked the progress of the 4th A.C. from the Chattahoochee to & S. of Buckhead. The bridge rebuilt, Stanley's men marched to this vicinity 2.5 mi. S.E. of Buckhead where, with Gen. Howard in person, they camped. July 20. While Stanley resumed his march to Durand's Mill, Howard returned to Buckhead & brought forward Wood's div.; these troops were moved E. to fill a gap in the Federal lines.

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Historical maps covering this location

1856 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Colton's Georgia (1864) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1866 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1869 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Georgia, 1866, covering the location of Between the Peachtree Cr. Forks, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Georgia, 1866, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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More markers nearby

Site of Old Cheshire Bridgeunder 1 mi
Stanley & Wood March to Durand's Millunder 1 mi
Durand's Mill1 mi
Stanley's and Wood's Sector1 mi