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The marker commemorating Colonel Upton's attack,
listing the Confederate defenders.
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for the larger picture.
This is where Upton's men came out of the woods into
the clear area.
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for the larger picture.
The marker here points out the Confederate
entrenchments, but I couldn't really make them out clearly because
of the abundant overgrowth when I was there. But you can
easily see the path leading to the woods, and the Upton monument,
especially in the larger picture.
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These masses of plants obscure the remains of the
Confederate earthworks and traverses. In the distance, you can
see the parking lot, and to the right of that, one hundred yards
beyond, is the Bloody Angle.
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The wording of the plaque describing the attack of
Upton's 12 regiments on Doles' Georgia brigade.
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for the larger picture.
About half way down this field to the right is where
is where Upton's men came out of the woods. The Confederate
earthworks are marked on the left, and you can see the vegetation
growing over them. Upton held this part of the Mule Shoe
briefly, penetrating almost as far as the McCoull house, but left
unsupported, was counter attacked and driven back, losing about
1,000 men wounded, killed and captured, after capturing almost 1,000
Confederate prisoners in his initial assault.
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