Kennesaw in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Federal 15th Corps
Photographed by Michael Cruce, 6\27\07
1. Federal 15th Corps Marker
June 19, 1864. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan’s 15th A. C. [US] was deployed astride this, the old Marietta road; Smith’s 2d div., N. E. of it; Osterhaus’ 1st, S. W.; Harrow's 4th, in reserve. This was the 2d & final sector held by Sherman’s left wing on the Kennesaw Mountain front.
Heavy fire from the Confederate artillery on the mountain, was countered, June 23, by 2 batteries of Rodman & Parrott guns, erected by Osterhaus on the hill just W. — the excavations being still visible.
June 25, 27. Logan’s troops, shifted S. W. to the Burnt Hickory Rd., relieved the 14th A. C., & assaulted the lower end of the mountain.
Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 033-49.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 19, 1864.
Location. 33° 59.174′ N, 84° 35.072′ W. Marker is in Kennesaw, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is at the intersection of Noonday Creek Trail (Old Highway 41) and Ridenour Road, on the left when traveling west on Noonday Creek Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kennesaw GA 30152, 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
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Clash at Kennesaw (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by David Seibert, September 14, 2008
2. Federal 15th Corps Marker (on the right) at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2007, by Michael Cruce of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,106 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on February 9, 2015, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. Photos: 1. submitted on July 14, 2007, by Michael Cruce of Marietta, Georgia. 2. submitted on September 14, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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