Walker & Bate at Sugar Cr.

Year Erected: 1956Walker & Bate at Sugar Creek-2

Marker Text: July 22, 1864. Walker's & Bate's divs. of Hardee's A.C. [CS] enroute to the rear of the 17th A.C. [US] in E. Atlanta, detoured here along the W. bank of the creek to keep contact with Cleburne's & Maney's divs. [CS] moving upon the Federal left flank via Flat Shoals Rd., 3/4 mile W.

This detour was in sequence with the misdirected march of Cleburne's & Maney's troops & it entailed a circuitous by-passing of Terry's mill pond, northward of which, Walker's & Bate's divs. found Federal forces squarely across their front. Gen. Walker was killed at the upper end of the pond while bringing his troops forward to the battlefield.

Tips for Finding This Marker: On Fayetteville Road in Atlanta.