Johnston's River Line Defense, Atlanta, Georgia-- Part 1

From Wikipedia.

In my Civil War II:  The Continuing War on the Confederacy, I mentioned that part of Johnston's River Line was being turned into a park along the Chattahoochee River and that after two years, they came up with a name for the park.  The big hold up came from calling it maybe Confederate or naming it after the Confederate general who had it built to stop Sherman, Joseph E. Johnston.

And, of course, these days, there are those who go ballistic with anything commemorating the "C" word.

The compromise name is going to be Discovery Park at the River Line.

This stretch of fortifications has gone by several names over the years, including Johnston's River Line, Johnston's Line, The Chattahoochee River Line or simply The River Line.  It is a defensive line located in the  communities of Mableton, Smyrna and Vinings, Georgia, and was ordered built by Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston in July 1864.

No significant battle took place here, though.

You can read about what I wrote in the other blog by clicking on the Civil War II blog to the right of this.

--Old Secesh