Gresham's Division

On July 20, 1864, Brig. Gen. Walter Q. Gresham's 4th Division, leading the advance of the 17th Army Corps of the U.S. against Wheeler's Cavalry of the Confederacy and forcing it west to Leggett's Hill, halted here at sundown. Leggett's 3d Division was brought forward and would have moved against Wheeler's position one-half mile west but for failure to get orders. While making a personal reconnaissance of Wheeler's position in his front, Gresham received a wound that ended his military service. In 1893-1895 he was Secretary of State in President Grover Cleveland's Cabinet.

Atlanta, Georgia · United States