Field Fortifications-Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - Marietta GA
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Don.Morfe
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Marker is in Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park on Cheatam Hill Drive, Marietta GA 30064. It was erected by the National Park Service.
Waymark Code: WM18FB2
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2023
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Field Fortifications-Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Confederate engineers and work crews started digging earthworks around Kennesaw Mountain a few days before their 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 trenches. The earthen wall — called a 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 ditches remain from those formidable earthworks. Help preserve these fragile resources by staying on the park’s trails.
Caption:
“Fortifying the Lines at New Hope, at Night, and in Rain,” drawn by Alfred R. Waud, illustrates Civil War trenching techniques.
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: National Park Service
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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Date Installed or Dedicated: Not listed
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