February 8, 1917: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Established

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Suggested Readings

Richard A. Baumgartner and Larry M. Strayer, Kennesaw Mountain, June 1864: Bitter Standoff at the Gibraltar of Georgia (Huntington, W. Va.: Blue Acorn Press, 2000).

Barry L. Brown and Gordon R. Elwell, Crossroads of Conflict: A Guide to Civil War Sites in Georgia (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2010).

Albert E. Castel, Decision in the West: The of 1864 (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1992).

Dennis Kelly, Kennesaw Mountain and the Atlanta Campaign: A Tour Guide (Marietta, Ga.: Kennesaw Mountain Historical Association, 1990).

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: http://www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm

“Battle of Kennesaw Mountain,” New Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3115&sug=y

“Ten Major Civil War Sites in Georgia.” New Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Destination.jsp?id=p-59

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February 8, 1917: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Established Learn More

Image Credits

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZC4-1766

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-7359

Cannon at Kennesaw Courtesy of Ed Jackson

Clash at Kennesaw Courtesy of Ed Jackson

General Joseph Johnston Georgia Historical Society Collection of Photographs, 1361PH 25 01 4767 Courtesy of the Georgia Historical Society

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General Sherman at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Civil War Photographs, LC-USZ62-7062

Georgia Monument at Kennesaw Mountain Courtesy of Ed Jackson

Illinois Monument at Kennesaw Mountain Courtesy of Ed Jackson

Kennesaw Cannon Courtesy of Ed Jackson

Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield after Battle Courtesy of Ed Jackson

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Kennesaw Mountain Cannon Courtesy of Ed Jackson

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Headquarters Courtesy of Ed Jackson

Kennesaw Mountain, June 27 Image courtesy of Civil War Trust

Map of Army Operations Atlanta Campaign between Cassville and Mariette Courtesy of Ed Jackson

Sherman's Campaign Map Image courtesy of Ed Jackson

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Statue at Kennesaw Mountain Courtesy of Ed Jackson

View from Kennesaw Courtesy of Ed Jackson

View of Kennesaw Courtesy of Ed Jackson

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