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On July 20, 1864, Gen. W. T. Ward’s 3rd div., 20th A.C., after crossing the creek at Peachtree Road, moved to the low ground beside the stream with its three brigades aligned westward and facing south. From east to west were Wood’s, Coburn’s, and Harrison’s brigades. Wood’s left joined Newton’s 4th A.C. div. on Peachtree Rd.; Harrison’s right rested at Tanyard Branch; and Coburn’s held the center. South of the flat were two parallel ridges separated by a ravine. Ward’s U.S. troops advanced to the first ridge, where they met the attack by Hood’s C.S. forces coming from the south after topping the rise on the second ridge where Collier Rd. is located and descending toward the ravine.
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