Year Erected: 1953
Marker Text: May 25, 1864. Brig. Gen. J.W. Geary's (2d) div. 20th A.C. [US], deployed in dense woods, N.W., advanced toward this ridge at New Hope Ch. - (5 p.m.) - supported on his right by Williams' (1st) & on his left by Butterfield's (3d) divs. - the corps front astride this road.
Repeated assaults on Hood's corps [CS], posted on this ridge (Stovall's brigade on left; Clayton's, center; Baker's, right) failed to dislodge it after several hrs. of fighting.
Reinforced 20th corps assaults, May 26, were likewise devoid of results.
Tips for Finding This Marker: In New Hope Cemetery in Dallas