July 21, 1864---The Battle of Bald Hill

JULY 21, 1864:                    

The Battle of Bald Hill. 

Following John Bell Hood’s defeat the previous day, Union troops under Major General Francis P. Blair, the brother of the U.S. Postmaster-General, engage and defeat Confederate soldiery under General Patrick Cleburne C.S.A. at Bald (or Leggett’s) Hill. The spot, today at the intersection of Interstate 20 and U.S. Route 23, overlooks Ralph Abernathy Drive and downtown Atlanta. Though only a political general, Blair has carried the war right into the heart of Georgia.