Outer Defense Line

Outer Defense Line is a Georgia historical marker in Atlanta., Fulton County, dedicated 1955.

White St. at Howell Mill Rd., Atlanta.

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News of Federal crossings of the Chattahoochee July 17, 1864, prompted the building of a defense line N. & E. of Atlanta, by the forces of Gen. Hood, C.S.A., who assumed command July 18. The E. - W. line crossed Howell Mill Rd. here.Gen. AP Stewart's A. C. (CS) occupied this sector, French's division W. (army left flank, Casey's Hill). Walthall's, at center; Loring's, to the eastward. July 20. After line adjustment, Walthall's division, astride Howell Mill Road, moved N. (about 4 P.M.) to attack the Federal 20th A. C. Reynold's brigade was W. of the rd., O'Neal's E. of it. Loring's division (E. of O'Neal) also attacked. French's division (CS) was held in reserve, facing the 14th A. C. (US).

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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)

Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign, 1874, covering the location of Outer Defense Line, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign, 1874, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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