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Here Colonel Richard Rowett's Illinois and Iowa men, many with repeating rifles, met the opening Confederate assault on October 5, 1864. The earthwork fell in savage hand-to-hand fighting before survivors withdrew to the Star Fort.
Historical Marker
Rowett's Redoubt
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About this site
Rowett's Redoubt is a historical marker in Cartersville, Bartow County. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.1157, -84.7170 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Assault On The Star Fort (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Grave of the Unknown Hero, The Foot Bridge, and Inside the Star Fort.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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