A Humanitarian Act Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - Marietta GA
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Don.Morfe
N 33° 56.427 W 084° 35.886
16S E 721989 N 3758152
After each Union assault on June 27, hundreds of casualties were left between the lines. By afternoon, wounded Union soldiers lying helpless near here faced a new danger; flames, started by the battle’s gunfire, crept steadily toward them.
Waymark Code: WM13628
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2020
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A Humanitarian Act-Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park--
After each Union assault on June 27, hundreds of casualties were left between the lines. By afternoon, wounded Union soldiers lying helpless near here faced a new danger; flames, started by the battle’s gunfire, crept steadily toward them.
Lt. Col. William P. Martin, commanding the 1st & 15th Consolidated Arkansas Regiment, jumped onto the earthworks and ordered his Confederates to cease fire. Waving a white flag of truce, Martin shouted to the Federals, “Come and remove your wounded. They are burning to death.” For a brief time, Northerners and Southerners alike rescued the wounded and put out the fires.
The next day, Union officers presented Colonel Martin with a pair of Colt revolvers in appreciation of his humanitarian act.
Caption:
“The Famed Truce on Cheatham Hill” by Alfred R. Waud.
LOCATION: Marker is in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. Marker is on Cheatham Hill Drive SW near Whitlock Avenue NW (Georgia Route 120), on the right when traveling south. Marker is in this post office area: Marietta GA 30064, United States of America.
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