- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Kennesaw Mountain
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1885
- Subject:
- Battlefields--Georgia--Atlanta
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage
Cannons--Georgia--Atlanta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of a drawing by M.R. Waud titled, "Planting the Guns on Kennesaw" that depicts the Confederate preparation for the assault on Kennesaw Mountain.
drawing; rendering; recreation; battles; war;
The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was fought June 27, 1864 near Marietta, Georgia, during the American Civil War. As part of the Atlanta Campaign, it was the most significant frontal assault launched by General William T. Sherman against the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General Joseph E. Johnston. It was a tactical defeat for the Union. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.3819.001
ahc1703819001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2078
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission ofr use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 6 x 8 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
