Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
C. H. Coffey
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025
1. C. H. Coffey Marker
First Sergeant
Commanding Co. I
22nd Ind. Vol. Inf.
Mortally Wounded
At this place, June 27
Died June 29, 1864
And buried here
Afterwards buried in
Marietta National Cemetery
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is June 29, 1864.
Location. 33° 56.145′ N, 84° 35.854′ W. Memorial is in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is on Cheatham Hill Drive 0.7 miles south of Dallas Highway (Georgia Route 120) when traveling south. Take Cheatham Hill Drive until it dead ends at the parking lot for the Cheatham Hill Trailhead. The marker is a short distance on the trail towards the Illinois Monument. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 699 Cheatham Hill Drive, Marietta GA 30064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: Field Fortifications (within shouting distance of this marker); Camouflaged Cannons (within shouting distance of this marker); Climax at Cheatham Hill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Remembering the Fallen (about 300 feet away); They Who Fell Here (about 400 feet away); The Dead Angle (about 500 feet away);
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Also see . . . The Death of Sergeant Coffey.
Sergeant Copernicus H. Coffey of the 22nd Indiana was one of the many NCOs and officers lost in the fateful charge against the Confederate works. The young soldier fell near this location during the battle. One of his comrades, Lieutenant Randalph Marshall would take on the difficult duty of notifying Sgt. Coffeys mother with a letter written after the battle. He writes: I felt it a duty for some weeks to write you indeed I should have done so soon after the death of your son, but the task seemed one of so delicate a character, that I have deferred it till now That he fell like a brave solider, gallantly fighting in defense of his country, and for the most sacred rights of man, needs no assurance from me. The united testimony from his commander as to his courage, consistency, and patriotic devotion to his country is in conclusion evidence of the esteem in which he was held by them.(Submitted on May 30, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)
Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025
2. C. H. Coffey Marker along Cheatham Hill Trail
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
