Marietta National Cemetery (Historical Marker)

Established in 1866 on land offered by Unionist merchant Henry Cole, this cemetery holds roughly 10,000 Union dead gathered from Sherman's Atlanta Campaign; Cole had hoped in vain it would unite both sides' fallen.

Marietta National Cemetery is a historical marker in Marietta, Cobb County. 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 33.9519, -84.5428 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pearl Harbor Memorial (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta National Military Cemetery, and 20th Army Corps Monument.

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