Fort Walker was a Civil War redoubt located on what is now the southeastern corner of Grant Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
History[]
The redoubt was built by Confederate forces in 1863.
After Grant Park was established in the 1880s, a granite pedestal, a collection of four cannon, and two bronze lions commemorated the site of the fort.[1] After years of vandalism by park visitors, the cannon were removed in the late 1980s, and one was stolen.[2] The pair of bronze lions also went missing.[3] Today, only a state historic marker remains. It reads:[4]
Southeastern salient of Atlanta's inner line of fortifications erected during the Summer & Fall of 1863. The line consisted of a cordon of redoubts on hills connected by rifle pits encircling the city, aggregating some 10.5 miles of earthworks designed & supervised by Col. L. P. Grant, pioneer citizen, construction engineer & railroad builder of Atlanta.
After 93 years, it is one of a few remnants of a line that withstood the quartering steel & climbing fire of Federal armies forty-two days -- evacuated only when the remaining R.R. was cut. The fort was named for Maj. General W.H.T. Walker, killed in the Battle of Atlanta.
References[]
- ↑ "Grant Park excerpt from "Gate City," published in 1890". In The Park. Grant Park Conservancy. http://www.gpconservancy.org/node/63. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ↑ Davis, Mark (2010-03-12). "Authorities mystified by stolen Civil War cannon". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/news/authorities-mystified-by-stolen-365709.html. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ↑ "Pieces of Grant Park’s past". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2010-03-12. http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/pieces-of-grant-parks-365636.html. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ↑ "Fort Walker State Historical Marker". Georgia Historical Markers. GeorgiaInfo. http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/gahistmarkers/fortwalkerhistmarker.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
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Coordinates: 33°43.835′N 84°22.129′W / 33.730583°N 84.368817°W
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