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Brown's & Clayton's Divs.

Location:Edgewood Ave and Delta Place, Atlanta
LATITUDE33.7555209391
LONGITUDE-84.3593096166
County:Fulton

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BROWN`S & CLAYTON`S DIVS.

July 22, 1864: 3:30 P.M. Gen. Hood (CSA) launched an attack from the east line of the city fortifications, on the 15th A.C. astride the Ga. R.R. (at DeGress Ave.) -- a mass assault by two divs. of Cheatham`s A.C.: Brown`s & Clayton`s. Brown`s brigades were: Manigault`s, Sharp`s, Coltart`s & Benton`s; Clayton`s brigades were: Stovall`s, Baker`s, Gibson`s & Holtzclaw`s.

The impact of these eight small brigades dislodged four Federal brigades from their intrenched line at and each side of the R.R. -- where the spear-head of the attack was aimed. This, the critical molment of the battle is pictured in the Cyclorama at Grant Park.

060-100B GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1956

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