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Augustus Hurt Plantation Historical Marker
- Augustus Hurt Plantation State
Historical Marker
- Located in the parking lot of the Carter Presidential
Center in Atlanta
(Text)
- AUGUSTUS HURT PLANTATION
The outer Confederate defense line
of Atlanta, located on E. slope of this hill, July 18, was evacuated
the night of the 21st, 1864.
July 22. The Federal 23d A. C.,
under Schofield marching from the N. E. via Williams Mill Rd.
intrenched a line W. & S. of Augustus Hurt's house, where
it supported the rt. wing of the Army of the Tenn. in the Battle
of Atlanta.
July 26. With the shift of that army to the W. side of Atlanta,
the 23d A. C. became the extreme right S. W. of the city. The
4th A. C., its left resting at the Augustus Hurt house, became
the left of the line until Aug. 25.
060-80 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1956
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