Cleburne's Div. in the Federal Rear
July 22, 1864. Cleburne’s 3 brigades, (CS) after over-running the Federal left (at Glenwood), moved on the rear of its line facing W. on Flat Shoals Rd., at the same time Maney’s div. (CS) attached its front. Beset on both sides Giles Smith’s 17th A.C. div (US) was swept N. to Leggett’s Hill. Cleburne not only outflanked Smith’s div., but forced Fuller’s troops, on the rt. To withdraw to a line E. of Leggett’s Hill.
In the move towards Leggett’s Hill, Cleburne’s troops captured 8 Federal guns of the 2d Ill. & 2d U.S. Artillery. Gen. McPherson (US) was killed in front of Cleburne’s skirmish line.
Marker is at the intersection of Patterson Avenue and Metropolitan Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Patterson Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
