Mt. Gilead M.E. Church: Organized 1824

Fulton County · dedicated 1956 · On Fairburn Road north of Redwine Road in Atlanta.

In 1864, the building at this location was a prominent landmark in the final phases of Federal military operations against Atlanta. Three Federal army corps marched this way en route to Red Oak & Jonesboro: 4th & 14th of the Army of the Cumberland & 23d of the Army of the Ohio - August 27, 28 & 29. These composed the left wing in this southward march; the right wing, Army of the Tenn., moved by roads west of here. The seizure of the two railroads below Atlanta at Red Oak and Jonesboro, forces the evacuation of the city which had been besieged since July 22.

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