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

Colonel Dan

September 27, 2023

1. Colonel Dan Marker

Inscription. Col. Daniel McCook, Jr., a former law partner of Sherman's before the Civil War, saw the adverse odds facing his troops and recited an ancient Greek poem, Horatius' Speech, to his men before the attack. Leading a 1800-man brigade up the slope to the Confederate earthworks, "Colonel Dan," as his men called him, fell mortally wounded near this spot. Carried to the rear, he was returned home to Steubenville, Ohio, where he died on July 17, 1864, the day after being promoted to brigadier general.

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 July 17, 1864.

Location. 33° 56.075′ N, 84° 35.894′ W. Marker is near Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It can be reached from Cheatham Hill Drive 0.7 miles south of Dallas Highway (Georgia Route 120), on the right when traveling south. Located along the Cheatham Hill Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 957 Cheatham Hill Dr, 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 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: The Dead Angle (a few steps from this marker); Illinois Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument to the Fallen (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Union Tunnel (within shouting distance of this marker); The Assault Falters (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Earthworks (within shouting distance of this marker); An Unknown Soldier (within shouting distance of this marker); C. H. Coffey (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.

Also see . . . Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. National Park Service (Submitted on July 22, 2024.)

September 27, 2023

2. Colonel Dan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2024. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2024. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.