The Exterior Line
July - August 1864
When Federal forces E. of Atlanta were shifting to the W. side, to move against the Macon and West Point rail roads (entering the city from the S.W.), the Confederate defenders intrenched a line W. and parallel to them.
This line began at W. Fair and Ashby Sts. and ran S.W. to & beyond this point, ending at the Ga. Military Academy in College Park.
Siege Operations (July 28-Aug. 25) were barren of results & ceased with transfer of Federal Forces S. to Fairburn & Jonesboro where the seizure of the railroads and consequent evacuation of Atlanta, ended the campaign.
Marker is on Ralph David Abernathy (formerly Gordon Road) (Georgia Route 139) near Cascade Avenue (Georgia Route 154), on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
