For the sixth year in a row, plans are being finalized to offer tours of the site of The Battle of Atlanta. This year the tours will again be a featured part of B*ATL - An Explosion of Fun, Food and History, which will commemorate the 144th Anniversary of the battle. The Tours and other B*ATL events will be held on July 19th, the actual date of the battle was July 22nd. The East Atlanta Village was the location of the Union front line, and nearby two Generals were shot and killed. Both van and walking tours will be offered again this year. This year we are adding tours of Sylvester Cemetery.

Attendees will hear the human stories of the battle as well as get a sense of the troop movements from trained tour guides. They will ride on air conditioned vans provided by the East Lake Family YMCA or will walk a smaller 10 block route. The Sylvester Cemetery tour will be a guided walking tour of the cemetery highlighting the grave sites and stories of nine Civil War soldiers. In past years neighborhood residents have been amazed that such an epic event happened within blocks of where they live and hang out. Visitors from across the metro area (some from other states and other countries, too) are entertained by the sweep of this piece of history. They find it particularly interesting when looking at the neighborhoods today as they continue to change.

  

Van Tours will leave from the East Atlanta Arts and Antiques Bazaar (EAAB) at 470 Flat Shoals Avenue. Tour times will are listed below and on the event schedule. Refreshments will be available throughout the Village. There is limited seating on the van tours and last year they were sold out before the first tour. Organizers recommend getting tickets as soon as they go on sale. Tickets are available at Traders Store. Advance tickets for tours will be $10 ($15 on the day of).

B*ATL Tour  Schedule
10am, Noon, 2, 4, 6pm	Van Tour  - Front Line Attack and the Sugar Creek Valley	East Atlanta start at B*ATL Hdqtrs	$10.00 ($15.00 day of)
11am, 1, 3, 5pm	Van Tour - McPherson’s Last Ride and the Railroad Cut	East Atlanta start at B*ATL Hdqtrs	$10.00 ($15.00 day of)
10am, 11, Noon, 1, 6pm	Battle of Atlanta Walking Tours	East Atlanta start at B*ATL Hdqtrs	$10.00 ($15.00 day of)
10am	Sylvester Cemetery Walking Tour	East Atlanta tickets & map to site at B*ATL Hdqtrs	$10.00 ($15.00 day of)

The Oakland Cemetery Foundation, The East Atlanta Family YMCA, The Historic Sylvester Cemetery Foundation and The Atlanta Preservation Center are assisting the B*ATL committee.