Parking Area Closure
The parking area on Burnt Hickory Road will need to be closed until further notice beginning November 14th due to construction of a new parking area. Call the visitor center for more details.
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The Atlanta Campaign started here.
It was a swelteringly hot and clear Monday, June 27, 1864, when some of the heaviest fighting of the Atlanta Campaign occurred here. Preserved are historic earthworks, cannon emplacements and monuments. Interpreted here are the historic events where over 5,350 soldiers were killed in the battle fought here from June 19, 1864 through July 2, 1864.