Williams' Ky. Cavalry at Nancy's Creek

WILLIAMS KY. CAVALRY AT NANCY'S CREEK. A concerted, but scattered, endeavor was made by Wheeler's cavalry [CSA] to oppose the advance of Federal forces from four Chattahoochee River crossings toward Atlanta, July 1864. July 18, Brig. Gen. John S. Williams (formerly Grigsby's) Kentucky brigade, Wheeler's cav.

, patrolled this road. Though outnumbered, Williams' troops fought delaying actions to obstruct the march of Howard's 4th A.C. moving from Crossroads Church to Buckhead. Williams' brigade, with a section of artillery, halted Federal progress at Nancy's Creek until forced back by superior numbers. 060-18 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954