Georgia kennesaw mountain map. Johnston had pioneers construction troops dig trenches place guns and erect fortifications turning kennesaw mountain into a formidable earthen fortress. Little kennesaw mountain little kennesaw mountain is a mountain in cobb county georgia northwest of marietta and south of kennesawit is a sub peak of kennesaw mountain the site of the battle of kennesaw mountain in the 1864 atlanta campaign of the american civil war. Opposing forces maneuvered and fought here from june 19 1864 until july 2 1864.
It had a population of 29783 at the 2010 census. Johnston ending in a tactical defeat for the union forcesstrategically however the battle failed to deliver the result that. The kennesaw mountain calorie counter allows visitors to be aware of the calories they are burning while learning about historic landmarks on our hiking trailsyou are provided with a map of the park an estimate of calories burned time and distances for hiking trails and educational guidelines.
Note that they have a copy write lower left side. It is part of the atlanta metropolitan area. Kennesaw is a city in cobb county georgia united states.
Taking up his new defensive line on june 19 1864 confederate gen. The battle of kennesaw mountain was fought on june 27 1864 during the atlanta campaign of the american civil warit was the most significant frontal assault launched by union maj. American battlefield trusts map of the battle of kennesaw mountain on june 27 1864.
These are full resolution non compressed jpeg 2000 lossless quality and may take a few seconds to load on your laptoptabletetc. Founded in 1887 kennesaw has a past surrounded with railroad history. Our favorite hiking running trails.
Although most famous as a civil war battlefield kennesaw mountain has a much richer story. Hike or run our favorite trails at kennesaw mountain national battlefield park near atlanta. Kennesaw mountain national battlefield park is a 2965 acre national battlefield that preserves a civil war battleground of the atlanta campaign.