Camouflaged Cannons-Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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Don.Morfe
N 33° 56.173 W 084° 35.823
16S E 722097 N 3757685
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: WM18FAZ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2023
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Camouflaged Cannons-Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Tennessee cannoneers positioned two 12-pounder howitzers within this redoubt. Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Cheatham ordered these artillery crews to camouflage the earthen mounds with cut underbrush and to hold their fire unless attacked. For the next week, they kept under cover as Union bombardments tried to weaken the Confederate lines.
On the morning of June 27, a Union barrage preceded close-packed Federal attackers. The gunners here waited silently as blue-clad columns pushed through the dense forest despite Confederate small arms fire. Finally, at pointblank range, the cannon crews opened fire. Flying canister stunned the Federal lines and, according to one Confederate officer, “did great execution.”
Captions:
Confederate artillery crews normally consisted of a gunner in charge of seven cannoneers.
Well-trained crews could reload and shoot four times a minute.
Name of Battle:
Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield
Name of War: U.S. Civil War
Entrance Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 06/27/1864
Parking: Not Listed
Date of Battle (End): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Post a photo of you in front of a sign or marker posted at the site of the battle (or some other way to indicate you have personally visited the site.
In addition it is encouraged to take a few photos of the surrounding area and interesting features at the site.