- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
- Date of Original:
- 1891
- Subject:
- Kennesaw Mountain (Ga.)
Battlefields--Georgia--Kennesaw
Ordnance--Georgia--Kennesaw
Firearms--Georgia--Kennesaw
Muzzle-loading firearms--Georgia--Kennesaw
Confederate States of America--History
United States. Army
Soldiers--Georgia--Kennesaw
Flags--United States
Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of, Ga., 1864
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Flags
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Kennesaw, 34.02343, -84.61549
- Medium:
- color lithographs
color photographs - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A drawing depicts the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, which took place on June 27, 1864. Confederate troops, led by Joseph E. Johnston, successfully defended Kennesaw Mountain, located about twenty miles northwest of Atlanta, from the advances of Union general William T. Sherman.
Image of a color lithograph depicting the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, which took place on June 27, 1864. Cannons are in the process of firing and many Union soldiers lie dead. Confederate troops, led by Joseph E. Johnston, successfully defended Kennesaw Mountain, located about twenty miles northwest of Atlanta, from the advances of Union general William T. Sherman. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-of-kennesaw-mountain/m-2007/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-kennesaw-mountain
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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