The Memorial Field

The Memorial Field. . , This battlefield, along with its memorial ground, is dedicated to the Union and Confederate forces that fought here on October 5, 1864. During the battle, units representing five Union states and six Confederate states were present. Most of the Confederate dead from this battle lie in unmarked graves as do many of the Union fallen, now buried at the Marietta National Cemetery. Please take a moment to visit the memorials and to honor these soldiers., United States Army- Major General John M. Corse, Allatoona Garrison - Lt. Colonel John E. Tourtellotte , 93 Illinois Infantry Regiment , 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment , 5th Ohio Cavalry Detachment , 12th Wisconsin Battery , 18th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, Rome Detachment- Colonel Richard Rowett , 7th Illinois Infantry Regiment , 12th Illinois Infantry Regiment , 50th Illinois Infantry Regiment , 57th Illinois Infantry Regiment , 39th Iowa Infantry Regiment, Confederate States Army- Major General Samuel G. French, Ector's Brigade- Brigadier General William H. Young , 9th Texas Infantry Regiment , 10th, 14th, 32nd Texas Cavalry Regiments (Dismounted) , 29th and 39th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Sears' Mississippi Brigade - Brigadier General Claudius Sears , 4th, 35th, 36th, and 39th Mississippi Infantry Regiments , 7th Mississippi Infantry Battalion, Cockrell's Missouri Brigade - Brigadier General Francis M. Cockrell , 1st to 6th Missouri Infantry Regiments , 1st to 3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiments (dismounted), Artillery - Major John D. Myrick , Point Coupée Louisiana Battery , Barbour Alabama Battery , Brookhaven Mississippi Battery