Sweeny Div. Encamped

Marker Text:
July 21, 1864. Sweeny's division, Dodge's 16th Army Corps (US) was held in reserve some twenty four hours in a line that crossed the southwest area of Candler Park.
These troops, of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee, had moved from Decatur toward Atlanta the day before and being crowded out of line, were halted here in rear of the 15th Army Corps (astride the railroad at Whitefoord Avenue). The right of Sweeny's line connected with the left of the 23rd Army Corps (Moreland and Ponce DeLeon).
July 22. Sweeny's troops where shifted south of the Georgia railroad to prolong McPherson's left in East Atlanta- a move that blocked Hardee's (CS) rear attack on Blair's 17th corps.

044-37 Georgia Historic Marker erected 1985
Location: McClendon Avenue at Candler Park
GPS:
Visited: June 26, 2008

Here we are in Candler Park on McClendon Avenue. Now it is a day prior to the start of the Battle of Atlanta and Sweeny's men are camped here before they march south to the "Sweeny Marches South" and "The Battle of Atlanta Began Here" markers. This move would have been a relatively directly southward march that takes them through the "Noon Under the Trees" area at Whitefoord Avenue.
Sweeny had apparently been brought up through Decatur and may have been involved in the capture of Decatur.
So, again, although nothing of the battle itself took place here in Candler Park, the prologue is becoming clearer. Now we know some about where Sweeny's men came from.
The area from Candler Park to the intersection of Moreland and Ponce is close to 3/4 a mile. That is a pretty large area so I would have to say that this was quite a few men in his Division.
Once I posted this marker to the historical marker database, the editor requested pictures of the Moreland and Ponce intersection. Apparently he does not realize how bad of an intersection that is, especially if you are trying to get a photograph. I will have to work on that one.
Next up I will take a ride down Moreland in search of Leggett's Hill, I believe that I may know the knoll or hill of which they speak.