- Bate's Div. at Terry's Mill Pond
State Historical Marker
- Located on Glenwood Ave. at I-20 interchange in Atlanta
(Text)
BATE'S DIV. AT TERRY'S
MILL POND
July 22, 1864. Bate's, together with Walker's
div., Hardee's A.C., [CSA] having moved up Sugar Cr. valley W.
of Terry's mill pond, were deployed in this area for a surprise
attack on Federal troops posted N.W. of here on Flat Shoals Rd.
While Bate's div. was being hastily shifted
E. of the creek, Lewis' "Orphan Brigade" and part of
Tyler's, were subjected to random artillery fire from Federal
batteries northward, when crossing the upper end of the mill
pond and its swampy margin. Bate aligned his forces E. of the
creek and moved N. in the wooded area to be confronted by the
Federal 16th A.C.
- 044-53 GEORGIA HISTORIC
MARKER 1985
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© Carl Vinson Institute of Government,
University of Georgia
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