Near Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Atlanta Campaign ~ 1864
Photographed by Mike Stroud, circa 1977
1. Atlanta Campaign ~ 1864 Marker
May 7 - 100,000 Federal Troops under Sherman start south from Chattanooga. Joseph E. Johnston with 50,000 Confederates oppose them. Sherman uses flanking movements more than battles to push Confederates back.
June 19 - Confederates entrench here at Kennesaw Mountain on an 8 mile front.
June 27 - Union attacks on Cheatham Hill and Little Kennesaw fail.
July 2 - Sherman again executes a flanking movement, forcing Confederates back toward Atlanta.
July 18 - General Hood replaces Johnston.
September 2 - Atlanta falls after 4 major battles in which Sherman's army gains control of roads and railroads into city.
November 15 - Sherman's army begins March to the Sea.
Erected 1956 by National Park Service. (Marker Number KM-4.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 7, 1864.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. 33° 58.577′ N, 84° 34.77′ W. Marker is near Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It can be reached from Kennesaw Mountain Drive 1.7 miles south of Stilesboro Road. The marker was located near
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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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Trading Hard Blows (a few steps from this marker); War Comes To Kennesaw (a few steps from this marker); The Atlanta Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Atlanta Falls (within shouting distance of this marker); The Fall of Atlanta (within shouting distance of this marker); Dueling Cannons (about
2. Atlanta Campaign ~ 1864 Marker
Also see . . . Kennesaw Mountain, Battlefield Park. National Park Service (Submitted on January 18, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,932 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on October 29, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
