In 1864, this battery was one of several cavalry outposts maintained by Wheeler's Cavalry (CS) to watch the ferries and fords along the Chattahoochee River. The position consisted of a single piece of light artillery protected by strong earthworks. At 3:30 P.M. on July 8, 1864, Cox's Division, 23rd A.C., Army of the Ohio (US), made one of the first crossings of the Chattahoochee River at this point. Wading the river, Federal forces scaled the steep slopes of the position and captured the gun. The crossing was so quick that the surprised and outnumbered Confederates were able to fire only a single cannon shot before withdrawing. In the hastily abandoned camp of the outpost, a half-cooked meal and an unfinished letter from a Confederate soldier to his wife were found. Following this first successful crossing of the Chattahoochee by Federal troops, Confederate forces abandoned the main river defenses at Bolton, 7 miles to the south, and retired toward the Atlanta defenses.