Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Interlocking Defenses
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 19, 2013
1. Interlocking Defenses Marker
The Texas brigade that built these earthworks exchanged skirmish fire with Federal troops for a week before the battle. One Texan wrote in his diary, “The bullets go zip zip over our breastworks day and night, making the men bow their heads.”
On June 27, the Federals launched their main assault at the center of the Confederate defenses—½ mile to the left—to try to split the Southern army there. The Confederates were ready.
Caption:
Civil War earthworks were often built at angles so that defenders could shoot at an attackers flank.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1848.
Location. 33° 56.637′ N, 84° 35.87′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is on Cheatham Hill Drive SW 0.1 miles Whitlock Avenue NW (Georgia Route 120), on the right when traveling
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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: Cheatham Hill (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Texas Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Humanitarian Act (approx. Ό mile away); Federal, Confederate Lines, June 22, 27, 1864. (approx. 0.4 miles away); They Who Fell Here (approx. half a mile away); Remembering the Fallen (approx. half a mile away); Climax at Cheatham Hill (approx. half a mile away); Camouflaged Cannons (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.
Also see . . . Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. National Park Service (Submitted on November 9, 2013.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 19, 2013
2. Interlocking Defenses Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, October 17, 2008
3. Interlocking Defenses Marker
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, October 17, 2008
4. Interlocking Defenses Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,077 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3, 4. submitted on August 19, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
