Near Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Atlanta Falls
Photographed by Mike Stroud, circa 1979
1. Atlanta Falls Marker
Inscription.
Atlanta Falls. . Extension of the Federal right flank threatened to cut off the Confederates from Atlanta, and this caused them to retire toward Atlanta July 2, 1864. Sherman, following closely, decided not to assult the city, but to cut all roads and railroads around it, so the Confederates would have to fight or retire. President Davis, not satisfied with Johnston's conduct of the compaign, assigned Hood in his place. Four hard battles were fought around the city, but Sherman suceeded in cutting the railroads, and Hood withdrew.The capture of Atlanta, September 2 1864, gave the Federals a base deep in the heart of the Confederacy and did much to assure the re-election of Lincoln and the successful prosecution of the war. From Atlanta Sherman marched to Savannah and then north through the Carolinas continuing destruction of military assets. General Johnston, restored to command of the Confederate army, surrendered to Sherman April 26, 1865, soon after Lee's surrender to Grant.
Extension of the Federal right flank
threatened to cut off the Confederates
from Atlanta, and this caused them to
retire toward Atlanta July 2, 1864.
Sherman, following closely, decided
not to assult the city, but to cut all
roads and railroads around it, so the
Confederates would have to fight or
retire. President Davis, not satisfied
with Johnston's conduct of the
compaign, assigned Hood in his
place. Four hard battles were fought
around the city, but Sherman
suceeded in cutting the railroads, and
Hood withdrew.The capture of Atlanta,
September 2 1864, gave the Federals
a base deep in the heart of the
Confederacy and did much to assure
the re-election of Lincoln and the
successful prosecution of the war.
From Atlanta Sherman marched to
Savannah and then north through
the Carolinas continuing destruction
of military assets. General Johnston,
restored to command of the Confederate
army, surrendered to Sherman April
26, 1865, soon after Lee's surrender
to Grant.
Erected 1956 by National Park Service. (Marker Number KM-2.)
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War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is April 26, 1862.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. 33° 58.58′ N, 84° 34.746′ W. Marker is near Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is on Big Mountain Hike. Was located at Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marietta GA 30060, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Regarding Atlanta Falls. Included on the marker is a sketch of the Atlanta Skyline.
Also see . . . Kennesaw Mountain, Battlefield Park. National Park Service (Submitted on January 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud
3. Atlanta Falls Marker, Sherman's Drive on Atlanta Map
On the crest of Kennesaw
Photographed by Mike Stroud
4. Atlanta Falls Marker, sketch of Atlanta Skyline
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,336 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
