Field Fortification - Kennesaw Battlefield – Cobb Co., GA
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N 33° 56.163 W 084° 35.843
16S E 722067 N 3757665
Located at the Kennesaw National Battlefield Park at the parking area at the end of Cheatham Hill Dr, Kennesaw, GA.
Waymark Code: WMA3A7
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2010
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Field Fortification
Confederate engineers and work crews started digging earthworks around the Kennesaw Mountain a few days before the army fell back to this position on June 19. For the next week Southern soldiers improved their earthwork defenses despite constant rain.
The Southerners dug deep, throwing the dirt toward the Union side of the trench. The earthen wall-- called the parapet-- was topped with a braced log, leaving an open space beneath it for soldiers to shoot through. Fighting from behind these defenses, the Confederates held a great advantage over the attacking Federals during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864.
Today within Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, 11 miles of shallow trenches remain from those formidable earthworks. Help conserve these fragile resources by staying on the parks trails.