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

An Unknown Soldier

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025

1. An Unknown Soldier Marker

Inscription. Following the Civil War in 1866, nearly all Union dead were removed from the Atlanta campaign battlefields and hospital sites to Marietta National Cemetery. This grave was undiscovered until 1938. The Confederate earthworks in this vicinity were unsuccessfully assaulted by the Union brigade of Col. John G. Mitchell. This soldier - "known but to God" - was killed in action and buried where he fell.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 33° 56.035′ N, 84° 35.873′ 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) when traveling south. From the Cheatham Hill Trailhead parking lot, follow the trail to the Illinois Monument, then veer left. Marker and gravesite are approximately 350 feet from the monument to the left of the 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: Union Earthworks (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Dan (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument to the Fallen (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Illinois Monument (about 300 feet away); The Assault Falters (about 300 feet away); Union Tunnel (about 300 feet away); The Dead Angle (about 300 feet away); C. H. Coffey (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.

Also see . . . Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. National Park Service (Submitted on May 29, 2025.)

Gravesite of An Unknown Soldier image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025

2. Gravesite of An Unknown Soldier

An Unknown Soldier Marker and gravesite looking north on the Cheatham Hill Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025

3. An Unknown Soldier Marker and gravesite looking north on the Cheatham Hill Trail

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 28, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.