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On July 20, 1864, Williams' division of the 20th A.C., having crossed Peachtree Creek 750 yards north, deployed its three brigades—Robinson's, Knipe's, and Ruger's in that order—along this ridge west from this point as part of a general Federal move on Atlanta, with no precautions taken against attack because none was anticipated. Geary's division was posted on a ridge 0.5 miles southeast at Collier Road. A deep ravine separated the two, and there was no road where Northside Drive is located. When the attack by Stewart's A.C. struck both Williams and Geary, the latter was forced to refuse his right wing down the slope to connect with Robinson's brigade at this point.
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