Sector of Siege Line

An intrenched line of Federal field works crossed this block fifty-five yards southeast, extending southwest to 7th Street, where it turned northwest to Juniper at 11th Street. This sector of the Federal siege line was occupied by troops of Brigadier General T.J. Wood’s 3d division of Howard’s, later Stanley’s, 4th Corps from July 22 to August 25, 1864, the period of siege operations. Lieutenant Ambrose G. Bierce, topographical officer of Hazen’s brigade in Wood’s division, later became known as an author of stories relating to his experiences in the Federal Army, perhaps the only instance of literary attainment deriving from the campaign for Atlanta.

Atlanta, Georgia · United States