Historical Marker

Battle of Smyrna

Smyrna · Cobb County · Erected 1954

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The Story

On July 3-4, 1864, after abandoning Kennesaw, Johnston's army made a brief stand along a fortified line at the old Smyrna Camp Ground; Union probes here and at Ruff's Mill hastened his withdrawal to the river.

About this site

Battle of Smyrna is a historical marker in Smyrna, Cobb County, erected in 1954. It is one of 152 historical markers documented in Cobb County, among 377 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8830, -84.5138 near Smyrna. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smyrna Memorial Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Smyrna Memorial Cemetery, Mount Zion Cemetery, and New Smyrna Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.8830, -84.5138 · Smyrna, Cobb County

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