Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
20th Army Corps Monument
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2023
1. 20th Army Corps Monument
[Each section is on its own side of the monument]
Our dead heroes
2nd Division, 20th A.C.
Winchester Ringgold Port Republic Mill Creek Gap Cedar Mountain Resacca Antietam New Hope Church Chancellorsville Pine Hill Gettysburg Kolps Farm Wauhatchie Kenesaw Lookout Mt. Peachtree Creek Mission Ridge Atlanta
Erected 1870 by Second Division, 20th U.S. Army Corps.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 33° 57.099′ N, 84° 32.51′ W. Monument is in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It can be reached from the intersection of Washington Avenue Northeast and Cole Street Northeast. The marker is within Marietta National Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 500 Washington Ave NE, Marietta GA 30060, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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 marker: Wisconsin Soldiers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Address by President Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); Marietta National Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A National Cemetery System
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Regarding 20th Army Corps Monument. The mention of Resacca on the monument refers to the May 14-15, 1864 Battle of Resaca, Georgia.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2023
2. 20th Army Corps Monument closeup
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2023
3. 20th Army Corps Monument closeup
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2023
4. 20th Army Corps Monument closeup
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2023
5. 20th Army Corps Monument closeup
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2023
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 308 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
