- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
- Creator:
- Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891
- Date of Original:
- 1864-06-27
- Subject:
- Kennesaw Mountain (Ga.)
Mountains--Georgia--Cobb County
Smoke--Georgia--Cobb County
Soldiers--Georgia--Cobb County
Trees--Georgia--Cobb County
Flags--United States
Men--Georgia--Cobb County
Fences--Georgia--Cobb County
Wooden fences--Georgia--Cobb County
Confederate States of America--History
Battlefields--Georgia--Cobb County
Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of, Ga., 1864
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Atlanta Campaign, 1864
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Flags - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, 33.94147, -84.57667
- Medium:
- drawings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- During the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston's troops line the mountain's crest to repulse the advance of Union general William T. Sherman. The battle was a victory for Johnston, who lost 1,000 troops to Sherman's 3,000.
Image of a stylized drawing depicting a scene from the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in 1864 in Cobb County, Georgia. Men stand behind a cannon with trees all around and smoke in the air. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/battle-of-kennesaw-mountain/m-6583/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004660738/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Georgia Historical Society
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
Morgan Collection of Civil War Drawings - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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