Leggett's Hill

On July 22, 1864, Blair’s 17th A.C. in McPherson’s Army of the Tenn. (US) was aligned south of Logan’s 15th astride the Ga. R.R. Leggett’s division of the 17th held the line from Logan’s left to and including the hill, while an extension southeast on Flat Shoals Rd. to Glenwood was occupied by the other division of the 17th A.C., under Giles Smith. Smith’s division, outflanked by Cleburne’s troops, was driven to the south slope of Leggett’s Hill. This was followed by concerted attacks on front, flank, and rear by Cleburne’s and Maney’s divisions of Hardee’s A.C., together with Stevenson’s of Cheatham’s A.C. (CS), in a battle regarded as the major engagement of the Atlanta Campaign.

Atlanta, Georgia · United States