Historical Marker

General Leonidas Polk's Headquarters

Marietta · Cobb County · Erected 1953

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The Story

Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk, the Episcopal 'fighting bishop,' headquartered near here in June 1864; days later, on June 14, he was killed by Union artillery while scouting atop Pine Mountain.

About this site

General Leonidas Polk's Headquarters is a historical marker in Marietta, Cobb County, erected in 1953. 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 33.9641, -84.6075 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gen. O. O. Howard’s Headquarters (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gen. J. E. Johnston’s Headquarters, New Salem Cemetery - Old, and Logan’s 15th A.C. Line.

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

📍 33.9641, -84.6075 · Marietta, Cobb County

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