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brigades came together-atop the Crim H.S. The marker “Mersy’s Brigade,” situated in front of a car wash where Dixie Street meets Memorial, notes their position stretching as it did from Crim H.S. Mercer’s Division, advancing at an angle, was aimed for a gap to the west of the brigade of August Mersy-which was lined-up alongside Rice and roughly parallel with modern Memorial a few hundred feet to the south, their line facing south. and the west side residences of Clay Street now rest, their line facing east. That marker and the length of Memorial Drive west to the next marker: “Rice’s Brigade,” (again recently removed and not yet replaced) frames the area over which Bate’s Division advanced on Rice’s line-it having stood in-position across modern Memorial in front of the knoll atop which Crim H.S. About one hundred yards east of Memorial and Wilkinson Drive, once stood the marker “Bate’s Battle Line” (which had been located before the Parkview Shopping Plaza, before being removed not long after our 2004 tour). With the element of surprise lapsing, Bate’s and Mercer’s (Walker’s) Divisions pitched forward into the two U.S. The fighting began in earnest just after noon. force then in-position to hold off half of Hardee’s Corps.

And at the moment of first contact, Sweeny’s under-sized division (bringing to the field just 2 of its 3 brigades) was the only U.S. But the sheer weight of Hardee’s four divisions still threatened to overwhelm the Union left, if it could be brought to bear. In fact, everyone involved seemed to be caught off-guard. Hood’s surprise attack had itself been surprised. The marker: “An Unexpected Clash,” stands across Memorial in the parking lot of Alonzo Crim High School, and notes the surprise that met both forces. This vicinity, extending several hundred yards east, west and south compose STOP 11 and marks first contact between Dodge’s XVI Corps reinforcements and the right-wing of Hardee’s Confederate Corps. The marker: “The Battle of Atlanta Began Here” stands at Clay St / Memorial Drive. But it was the advance of Hardee’s right-wing, over a mile to the east, that began the fight. The fighting to the south would reach a vicious apex on-and-around the Bald Hill with the advance of Hardee’s left-wing.

#FRANKLIN HELLS FURY UNLEASHED IN TENNESSEE SERIES#

But for a rise north of the modern interchange, Bald Hill is no more-leveled to accommodate the looping series of ramps that feed the bridge’s six-lanes and the 12 east-west lanes of I-20 that run beneath it. 1864-and their modern descendants-came together along the slopes of the partially logged “bald” hill. The general path of modern Memorial and more so Flat Shoals are the only roads that bear much semblance to roads on historical maps of the area.

Army of the Tennessee out of the picture … In 1864, the adjacent areas just detailed-thick with surface roads, main thoroughfares, residential blocks and commercial villages today-consisted of a handful of farms set back from the few country roads that ambled through a rural setting. Army of Tennessee might just knock the U.S. line between the battle’s south and north sector (Cheatham’s attack, the second phase of Hood’s plan, to go off later that afternoon). In addition, Bald Hill served as a keystone in the U.S. The Union position atop Bald Hill was, due to its elevated position, an extreme threat to the Confederate defense of Atlanta. The sprawling Moreland Avenue / I-20 interchange-the location of the sloping “Bald Hill” at the time of the battle-would be the aim of the Confederate attacks to the south. In addition, there were extensive troop movements and some additional fighting in-and-about Ormewood, Brownwood and the south-edge of Edgewood to the west and Terry Hill, Parkview and the south-edge of Kirkwood to the east.

This south sector of The Battle of Atlanta was fought mainly in two areas of the modern city: East Atlanta north of Glenwood Avenue and the mile-long corridor bracketed by I-20 / Memorial Drive.

Franklin hells fury unleashed in tennessee