Year Erected: 1983
Marker Text: July 22, 1864. After Cheatham's troops [CS] broke the Federal 15th A.C. line at the R.R. cut and the Hurt house (DeGress Ave.), Mersy's 16th A.C. brigade was brought up from the battlefield 1 mile S. of the R.R. to assist in restoring it.
Lightburn and Martin were deployed on and south of the R.R.; Mersy's brigade north of it (near this point), with Wood's two brigades aligned on his right, facing the left flank of the Confederate forces in the captured sector.
In a concerted assault, the five brigades [US] advanced and recovered the line, together with the four guns of the DeGress battery. This stirring action is pictured in the Cyclorama.
Tips for Finding This Site: Dekalb Ave. at Elmira Place in Atlanta.