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On June 27, 1864, Sherman abandoned his flanking tactics for a direct assault on Johnston's entrenched army at Kennesaw Mountain; the attack failed at a cost of some 3,000 Union casualties.
Historical Marker
Kennesaw Battlefield
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About this site
Kennesaw Battlefield is a historical marker in Marietta, 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 33.9633, -84.5939 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Run, Johnny, Run! (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Logan’s 15th A.C. Line, Hardage Cemetery, and Kennesaw Spur.
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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