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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM222Y_fire-station-no-16_Atlanta-GA.html
During the Civil Rights Movement, members of the African-American community pressured the Mayor and City Council of Atlanta to integrate the city's fire department. In 1962, Mayor Ivan Alan, authorized the first hiring of sixteen African American …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21ZZ_theodore-tiger-flowers_Atlanta-GA.html
Theodore "Tiger" Flowers was the first African-American boxer to win the world middleweight championship in 1926. Born in Camilla, Georgia in 1895. Flowers moved to Atlanta in 1920 where he began training seriously to be a professional b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10BR_claytons-div-lees-a-c_Atlanta-GA.html
July 28, 1864. Dep1oyed a1ong the old Greensferry Rd. (West View Dr.) were Gibson's, Holtzclaw's & Baker's brigades (Alabama & Louisiana troops), Clayton's div., forming the right flank of Gen. S. D. Lee's A. C. [CS] in the Battle Of Ezra Church. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10B4_claytons-div-lees-a-c_Atlanta-GA.html
July 28, 1864. Dep1oyed a1ong the old Greensferry Rd. (West View Dr.) were Gibson's, Holtzclaw's and Baker's brigades (Alabama and Louisiana troops), Clayton's div., forming the right flank of Gen. S. D. Lee's A. C. [CS] in the Battle Of Ezra Chur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1085_battle-of-ezra-ch_Atlanta-GA.html
July 28, 1864. This marks the extreme right of Howard's Army of the Tennessee during the Battle of Ezra Church. Lightburn's brigade of M. L. Smith's div., Logan's A. C., occupied the immediate sector. From here the line ran S. E. to a salient angl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYBM_battle-of-ezra-church-gen-stewart-wounded_Atlanta-GA.html
July 28, 1864. Gen. A.P. Stewart, with Walthall's and Long's divisions of his A.C. [CS], reached the field in time to renew the attack. Walthall, on left, fared no better than Brown, in the same area.
Stewart, riding forward to this hill, learn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUSE_west-side-siege-line_Atlanta-GA.html
Howard's Army of the Tenn. 3 corps), which had fought E. of Atlanta July 22, were shifted to this area West of the city, July 27, 28, 1864. Dodge's 16th and Blair's 17th A.C. were aligned along Chapel Rd. which, in 1864, led S.W. directly to Ezra …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO5I_the-siege-lifted_Atlanta-GA.html
Aug. 26, 1864. After 35 days of futile siege operations, the Federals withdrew from their lines north & west of Atlanta & by a wide flanking march, moved against the two railroads entering the city from the southwest.
The 15th, 16th, & 17th co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO4G_battle-of-ezra-ch_Atlanta-GA.html
July 28, 1864. The 4 brigades of Brown's Div., S. D. Lee's A. C. [CS], deployed in this area, made the initial assaults on the Federal right flank posted on the ridge just N. E. Their combined attacks struck Lightburn's & Martin's brigades of Morg…