The Proposed Atlanta National Military Park
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Excerpt from The Proposed Atlanta National Military Park: A Brief Outline of the Project Location And Extent. The location of the proposed park is north of Atlanta, lying to the left of Peachtree road (called the "Buckhead road" in war times). Its nearest point is three miles distant from the city limits. The eastern border extends across Peachtree Creek to the highlands lying, approximately, three-fourths of a mile beyond the creek. The property line has a frontage of twenty-two hundred feet on Peachtree road. The southern border line extends westward from Peachtree road, in the direction of the Chattahoochee river, for a distance of about one and a fourth miles. The northern border of the property is somewhat longer, being practically two miles in length. Putting it in round figures, the park would be about one and a half miles square; or, expressing it in another way, the property includes exactly twelve hundred and seventy-five acres. Historic Ground. The ground is historic. Here was fought the famous Battle of Peachtree Creek; the initial struggle in the siege of Atlanta. It was one of the fiercest battles of the war; lasting but little more than two hours, its character may be understood when it is said that, at its conclusion, more than three thousand men lay dead or wounded on the field. The losses were about equally divided between the opposing armies. There are certain historic facts, of peculiar interest - regarding which we will have more to say in another chapter - in relation to the battle of Peachtree Creek, proving its especial claim for a place among the important battles of the war, and proving, as well, the fitness and importance of preserving and making its various locations of historic interest. Not until many years after the war was it known that this battle was carefully planned, three months prior to its occurrence, by a shrewd commander and that a long campaign was inaugurated with an especial view to bringing the opposing armies together for a final and decisive battle at Peachtree creek. The battle was fought at the contemplated location, but an unconsidered contingency arose and, - but more of this later. The Battles Around Atlanta. The Battle of Peachtree Creek was fought on July 20th, 1864. Two days later there was another terrific engagement east of the city. This was the bloodiest battle of the Atlanta campaign. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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