Field Fortifications-Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - Marietta GA
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Don.Morfe
N 33° 56.167 W 084° 35.833
16S E 722083 N 3757673
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: WM18FB1
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 Battle:
Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield
Name of War: U.S. Civil War
Entrance Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 06/19/1864
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.