Historical Marker

War Comes To Kennesaw

Marietta · Cobb County · Erected 1956

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The Story

In June 1864 the Atlanta Campaign reached Kennesaw, where Johnston's fortified line met Sherman's three armies, culminating in the bloody June 27 assault on the mountain twenty-five miles from Atlanta.

About this site

War Comes To Kennesaw is a historical marker in Marietta, Cobb County, erected in 1956. 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 33.9761, -84.5795 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Atlanta Campaign (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include A Mountain Stronghold, Atlanta - Prize of War, and Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.

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

📍 33.9761, -84.5795 · Marietta, Cobb County

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