Kennesaw in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Summers House
Photographed by David Seibert, October 8, 2009
1. Summers House Marker
June 9. Garrards cav. [US] (dismounted), forced withdrawal of Bentons Mississippi Brigade [CS] from positions N. of Big shanty, to a line at the Summers house -- later, to one several hundred yds. S. at the Roberts farm.
This latter line became the 1st position of McPhersons 15th, 16th & 17th Corps [US] which were later shifted S. to the Brushy Mtn. line. From June 9 to July 3, 25 dys., Federal & Confederate forces battled on a ten-mile front.
Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 033-46.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1864.
Location. 34° 0.656′ N, 84° 36.394′ W. Marker is in Kennesaw, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is on Old Highway 41 NW (Georgia Route 293) 0 miles north of Airport Road NW, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map.
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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp McDonald (approx. 0.9 miles away); The General (approx. one mile away); Big Shanty (approx. one mile away); The Andrews Raid (approx. one mile away); Site - Lacy Hotel (approx. one mile away); Stewart's Corps at Big Shanty (approx. one mile away); Federal Occupation of Big Shanty (approx. one mile away); Locomotive "General" (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennesaw.
Photographed by David Seibert, October 8, 2009
2. Summers House Marker
Looking north, toward the center of Kennesaw and the site where the Andrews Raiders commandeered the locomotive "The General" and began the "Great Locomotive Chase."
Photographed by David Seibert, October 8, 2009
3. Summers House Marker
Looking south of Old US 41, toward Marietta and Atlanta
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,433 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
