Near Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cannon on Little Kennesaw
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September 26, 2023
1. Cannon on Little Kennesaw Marker
Confederate artillerist Maj. George S. Storrs volunteered his troops to do it. Using axes and ropes, Storrs' cannoneers cleared a swath of trees up the peak's east side in less than an hour. During the night of June 19, with 100 men assigned to each cannon, 9 guns were pulled up into position on Little Kennesaw.
Today a 1/2-mile trail leads to the top of Little Kennesaw Mountain where, on June 27, 1864, Storrs' Confederate batteries helped repulse a major Union assault during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
(caption) "Dragging Cannon on Little Kennesaw"
by Alfred R. Waud
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 27, 1864.
Location. 33° 58.52′ N, 84° 34.898′ W. Marker is near Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is on Kennesaw Mountain Drive 1.4 miles east of Stilesboro
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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 marker: A Fake Attack (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Comes To Kennesaw (about 700 feet away); Trading Hard Blows (about 700 feet away); The Atlanta Campaign ~ 1864 (about 700 feet away); The Atlanta Campaign (approx. 0.2 miles away); Atlanta Falls (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Fall of Atlanta (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dueling Cannons (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers
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2. Cannon on Little Kennesaw Marker
Also see . . . Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. National Park Service (Submitted on March 3, 2024.)
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3. View of Cannon on Little Kennesaw Marker from Kennesaw Mountain Trail
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2024. This page has been viewed 476 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 3, 2024. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
