Near Kennesaw in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dueling Cannons
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, February 7, 2015
1. Dueling Cannons Marker
On June 19, Capt. Charles L. Lumsden's Alabama battery on Big Kennesaw Mountain hit a railroad water tower, "scattering both water and nearby Yankees" — lucky shooting for smoothbore Napoleon cannon. But after the Confederates fired at the 1st Minnesota Battery on Brushy Mountain, one mile north, the Rebel gunners were pounded by the Northerners' accurate, long-range rifled guns. After dark, the Confederates dragged their own rifled cannon up the mountain and positioned them on the peak.
Despite steady rainfall, the Federals and Confederates bombarded each other intermittently day and night for a week. Although the cannonades inflicted little damage on either side, their intensity provoked one Federal to write, "I never saw such firing in a rainstorm or a worse mud hole."
Caption: “Kennesaw’s Bombardment,” attributed to illustrator Alfred R. Waud
Erected by Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - 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 1863.
Location. 33° 58.646′ N, 84° 34.694′ W. Marker is near Kennesaw, Georgia, in Cobb County. Marker can be reached from Kennesaw Mountain Drive, 1.6 miles south of
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Tribute to Georgian Generals (within shouting distance of this marker); A Mountain Stronghold (within shouting distance of this marker); Atlanta - Prize of War (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Atlanta Campaign (about 500 feet away); The Fall of Atlanta (about 500 feet away); Atlanta Falls (about 500 feet away); The Atlanta Campaign ~ 1864 (about 600 feet away); Trading Hard Blows (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennesaw.
Also see . . . Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. National Park Service (Submitted on March 15, 2015.)
Photographed By Lee Hattabaugh, February 7, 2015
2. Dueling Cannons Marker
viewed looking approximately north from the trail toward the cannon near the marker.
September 26, 2023
3. Dueling Cannons Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2015, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 644 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on March 16, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2015, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 3. submitted on March 2, 2024. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
