Near Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fort McBride

— Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park —

September 26, 2023

1. Fort McBride Marker

Inscription. Shielded by earthworks, Confederates in this battery atop Little Kennesaw dueled with Union artillery for about two weeks. Confederates named this fortification for Lieutenant Edward D. McBride, who was killed by shrapnel from an exploding Federal shell in a skirmish June 23, 1864. He died immediately from his head wound and was given last rites by a Catholic priest. McBride had been in charge of two cannon in Henry Guibor's Missouri Battery. The same shell wounded three other Missourians. Private Caldwell Dunlap was wounded in the left arm, which was subsequently amputated in Marietta. Sergeant William Robinson lost a leg, and Private Robert Welch suffered a foot wound.

…we were startled by the sharp crack of a shell…which entered one of the embrasure exploding at the same time… As soon as the smoke cleared…I could see the dire effects…
— Diary of Confederate Private Samuel Dunlap, brother of Caldwell Dunlap

(caption) The Fort McBride earthworks and cannon were similar to those in this illustration of Alabama troops engaged in a skirmish at a Confederate battery on Pigeon Hill.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 23, 1864.

Location. 33° 58.256′ N, 84° 35.209′ W. Marker is near Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It can be reached from the intersection of Kennesaw Mountain Drive and Stilesboro Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is a wayside exhibit along the Little Kennesaw Mountain Trail, about 0.4 miles southwest of the trailhead at Kennesaw Mountain Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1520 Burnt Hickory Rd NW, Marietta GA 30064, 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.

September 26, 2023

2. Fort McBride Marker

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Fake Attack (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cannon on Little Kennesaw (approx. 0.4 miles away); Embattled Earthworks (approx. half a mile away); War Comes To Kennesaw (approx. 0.6 miles away); Trading Hard Blows (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Atlanta Campaign ~ 1864 (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Atlanta Campaign (approx. 0.6 miles away); Atlanta Falls (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.

Also see . . . Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. National Park Service (Submitted on March 6, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2024. This page has been viewed 711 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2024. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.