Near Kennesaw in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
General Leonidas Polk Memorial
Death Site Monument on Pine Mountain
Photographed by Karl Stelly, April 16, 2010
1. General Leonidas Polk Memorial
A closer-in view of the upper part of the front face of the monument
1861. 1865.
Who fell on this spot June 14, 1864.
Folding his arms across his breast, He stood gazing on the scenes below, Turning himself around as if To take a farewell view.
Thus standing a cannon shot from the enemy's guns crashed through his breast, and opened a wide door through which his spirit took its flight to join his comrades on the other shore.
Surely the earth never opened her arms to allow the head of a braver man to rest upon her bosom.
Surely the light never pushed the darkness back to make brighter the road that leads to the lamb.
And surely the gates of heaven never opened wider to allow a more manly spirit to enter therein.
Erected by J. Gid & Mary J. Morris. 1902.
Erected 1902 by J. Gid and Mary J. Morris.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 33° 59.337′ N, 84° 38.759′ W. Memorial is near Kennesaw, Georgia, in Cobb County. It can be reached from Beaumont Drive NW half a mile south of Stilesboro Road. Start out at the Historical marker for "Pine Mountain" on Beaumont Drive NW. Then, take the walking trail through the woods from that point up to the
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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pine Mountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. General Leonidas Polk Killed at Pine Mountain (approx. 0.6 miles away); Captain Peter Simonson (approx. 0.8 miles away); Battle of Pine Knob (approx. one mile away); The Reversed Trench (approx. one mile away); Civil War Action Around Latimer's Farm (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of the Dickson House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Battle of Gilgal Church (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennesaw.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Main Confederate Battle Line (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Karl Stelly, April 16, 2010
2. General Leonidas Polk Memorial
Detail of the front of the monument
Photographed by Karl Stelly, April 16, 2010
3. General Leonidas Polk Memorial
Detail of the front face of the monument
Photographed by Karl Stelly, April 16, 2010
4. General Leonidas Polk Memorial
Detail of the front face of the monument
Photographed by Karl Stelly, April 16, 2010
5. General Leonidas Polk Memorial
Detail of the front face of the monument
Photographed by Karl Stelly, April 16, 2010
6. General Leonidas Polk Memorial
Memorial marking the site of his death on Pine Mountain
Photographed by Alfred R. Waud, 1864
7. Death of Gen. Polk Pine Mountain, Kennesaw
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2010, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 7,977 times since then and 307 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 18, 2010, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 7. submitted on August 19, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
