Historical Marker

Union's 24-Gun Battery

Marietta · Cobb County

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The Story

From this hill the Union massed four six-gun batteries to bombard Confederate artillery atop Kennesaw, Little Kennesaw, and Pigeon Hill for days before Sherman's costly June 27, 1864 assault.

About this site

Union's 24-Gun Battery 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 33.9775, -84.5975 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gen. J. E. Johnston’s Headquarters (historical marker), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Federal 15th Corps, Logan’s 15th A.C. Line, and Kennesaw Battlefield.

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

📍 33.9775, -84.5975 · Marietta, Cobb County

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