Kennesaw Driving Tour Covering the area from Cartersville to Mableton and the events which occurred in May and June, 1864 including New Hope Church, Pickett’s Mill, Dallas, Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain, Powder Springs, Smyrna, and Mableton. 2 Kennesaw Driving Tour Kennesaw Driving Tour 1st Printing – MAY 2010 1/0/2/0 © 2010 Eastern Digital Resources. All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means without the express written consent of the copyright holder. Published by: Eastern Digital Resources 5705 Sullivan Point Drive Powder Springs, GA 30127 http://www.researchonline.net EMAIL: [email protected] Tel. (803) 661-3102 Kennesaw Driving Tour 3 Introduction This site and the books and CD-ROMS we produce are dedicated to telling the story of the men who fought at Kennessaw. While many accounts have been written of the battle, this site takes a different approach, telling the story of the battle in the words of the men who were actually there. It gives accounts of the events which occurred in May and June, 1864 including New Hope Church, Pickett’s Mill, Dallas, Pine Mountain, Gilgal Church, Lost Mountain, Kolb’s Farm, Kennesaw and Cheatham Hill. This interactive tour includes over 200 sites identified in the greater Marietta area. You may choose to visit only the Civil War related sites or include such world famous and important landmarks as the “Big Chicken.” The Kennesaw Mountain corridor covers an area that is 30 miles wide and 60 miles long encompassing more than 1500 miles. While you can traverse the area in an afternoon, the breadth and depth of resources for detailed study of this area and the events which occurred here can bring a lifetime of enjoyment. “Points of Interest” files for both Garmin and Tom-Tom GPS devices make the driving tour fun and easy to navigate the more than 1,500 square miles which encompassed the battles and skirmishes in north Georgia in June of 1864 that culminated in the battle of Kennesaw Mountain. The database which is the heart of this innovative product includes the full text of all the Historical Markers in the area along with the GPS coordinates allowing you to do a virtual tour using Google Earth and compare current and period photographs side by side. It also links to on-line sites and books including local histories and first hand accounts all linked by the GPS coordinates so you can enjoy the “We Were There” accounts in a way never before possible. This driving tour is best used in conjunction with the book / CD “We Were at Kennesaw” which are available on our web site at http://www.tourkennesaw.com. 4 Kennesaw Driving Tour How to Use this CD-ROM This CD-ROM includes “Points of Interest” files for the Garmin, Tom-Tom, and other popular GPS devices. You should load the one needed for your device and follow the directions to find each of the sites. Kennesaw Driving Tour 5 The Atlanta Campaign 0000002 - Overview The Kennesaw Mountain corridor covers an area that is 30 miles wide and 60 miles long encompassing more than 1500 miles. While you can traverse the area in an afternoon, the breadth and depth of resources for detailed study of this area and the events which occurred here can bring a lifetime of enjoyment. Along the way from the Etowah River south of Cartersville to the Chattahoochee River north and west of Atlanta we've featured over 200 other sites relating to the Civil War and another 50 or so of general historical interest. All have the GPS coordinates so you can locate the exact spot the event occurred and many feature Historical Markers. 6 Kennesaw Driving Tour The Principle Sites Museums and other sites: You can pick up the tour at any point, or make your own itinerary, Generally the sites are organized north to south and from west to east. • The Big Chicken - 1970 N. Cobb Parkway - Marietta • The Marietta Confederate Cemetery - 381 Powder Springs Street - Marietta • The Marietta National Cemetery - 500 Washington Ave. - Marietta • The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History - 2829 Cherokee Street - Kennesaw • The Marietta Museum of History - 1 Depot Street - Marietta • The Gone With the Wind Museum - 18 Whitlock Avenue - Marietta • The Georgia Military Institute - 500 Powder Springs Street SE, Marietta • Camp McDonald - Cobb Parkway NW (U.S. 41) north of Dobbs Drive Kennesaw Driving Tour 7 Battles: • New Hope Church • Pickett's Mill • Dallas • Pine Mountain • Lost Mountain & Gilgal Church • Noonday Creek • Kennesaw Mountain • Pigeon Hill • Cheatham Hill 8 Kennesaw Driving Tour • Kolb's Farm Kennesaw Driving Tour 9 0000020 - The Big Chicken After months of evading tactics and flanking movements and under increasing pressure from Lincoln and Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, commander of the Union forces was heard to say, Tell General Grant, goddammit, I'm not afraid to fight. And so he wasn't, and to prove his machismo, here at Kennesaw he sacrificed 5,000 of his men in one morning, June 27, 1863. One hundred years later in 1863, on this spot, a Southern Gentleman, S. R. Tubby Davis, owner of a greasy spoon diner, Johnny Reb's Chick, Chuck and Shake constructed this Big Chicken in the shadow of Kennesaw Mountain as a monument to Sherman's Finest Nightmare. Today, The Big Chicken is a local landmark and is generally used locals to tell any visiting yankees where to go.That's my story and I'm sticking to it. 0000030 - The Marietta Confederate Cemetery - 381 Powder Springs Street - Marietta This Cemetery is the final resting place of 3,000 Confederate Soldiers. The graveyard was established in 1863 on the then-outskirts of town next to the Old Marietta Cemetery, which in turn adjoins Marietta City Cemetery. The first burials were soldiers who died in nearby hospitals and in a severe train wreck nearby. Burials continued during the battle for Kennesaw Mountain three miles north of town, then ended when the town fell. The people of Marietta refused to inter their dead alongside those of the Union and resumed burying them in the informal Confederate graveyard, with its owner's permission. The burial ground on the Cole property, meanwhile, grew to hold the remains of thousands of Union dead, most of them unknown and relocated from battlefields around northwest Georgia. It became the nucleus for the Marietta National Cemetery. 10 Kennesaw Driving Tour 0000040 - The Marietta National Cemetery - 500 Washington Ave. - Marietta Originally known as the Marietta and Atlanta National Cemetery, the Marietta National Cemetery was established in 1866 to provide a suitable resting place for the nearly 10,000 Union dead from Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign. Henry Cole, a local merchant who remained loyal to the Union throughout the war, offered land for a burial ground for both Union and Confederate dead. His hope was that by honoring those who had fallen together, others might learn to live in peace. Unfortunately, both sides clung to their bitterness and neither North nor South would accept Cole’s offer toward reconciliation. When this effort failed, 24 acres were offered to General George H. Thomas for use of a national cemetery. In 1867 a second offer of land Cole was accepted and a subsequent purchase of additional acreage in 1870 brought the cemetery to its present size of a little over 23 acres.Medal of Honor Recipient Private Dennis Buckley 0000050 - The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History - 2829 Cherokee Street - Kennesaw 0000050 - The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History - 2829 Cherokee Street - Kennesaw 0000055 - Wildman's Civil War Surplus The Best Little War House in Kennesaw 2879 N Main St NW,Kennesaw GA 30144 They carry all sorts of goodies, buttons, books, relics and stuff on the CIVIL WAR, WORLD WAR I, WORLD WAR II, and more. They also carry reproduction uniforms, weapons, canteens, tents, flatware, and whatever else you may need. 0000060 - The Marietta Museum of History - 1 Depot Street - Marietta Kennesaw Driving Tour 11 0000060 - The Marietta Museum of History - 1 Depot Street - Marietta 0000070 - The Gone With the Wind Museum - 18 Whitlock Avenue - Marietta 0000070 - The Gone With the Wind Museum - 18 Whitlock Avenue - Marietta 0000080 - The Georgia Military Institute - 500 Powder Springs Street SE, Marietta 0000080 - The Georgia Military Institute - 500 Powder Springs Street SE, Marietta 0000090 - Camp McDonald - Cobb Parkway NW (U.S. 41) north of Dobbs Drive 0000090 - Camp McDonald 0001000 - The Great Locomotive Chase In April 1862 Union raiders stole a locomotive at Big Shanty starting the Great Locomotive Chase through north Georgia and into Tennessee. 0001000 - The Principle Battles The battle sites are organized the date of the event.You can pick up the tour at any point 18620412 - Lacy Hotel On Big Shanty Rd, Kennesaw (Big Shanty), (On the right when traveling west) them 12 Kennesaw Driving Tour 18620412 - Locomotive General On Big Shanty Rd (Cherokee Street ), Kennesaw (Big Shanty ), (On the right when traveling west)This Tablet marks the spot at which the LOCOMOTIVE GENERAL was captured by Andrews Raiders morning of April 12th, 1862 Capt. Jas.J. Andrews , with twenty volunteers from Sill's Brigade, Mitchell's Corps, U.S.A. and a citizen of Kentucky, all dressed as civilians, captured the General at Big Shanty, April 12,1862, while the train crew and passengers were taking breakfast. The purpose of the capture was to destroy the bridges on the Western & Atlantic R.R. , and thereby cut off the Confederate Army from its base supplies. Conductor W.A. Fuller accompanied by Engineer Jeff Cain and Anthony Murphy, Foreman of the W.& A.