Confederate Kennesaw Mountain line
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The Confederate Kennesaw Mountain line was a heavily fortified series of defensive earthworks and positions constructed by Confederate forces around Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War fortification
ⓘ
military defensive line ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign maneuvers ⓘ |
| belligerent | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| campaignPhase | June 1864 operations of the Atlanta Campaign ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Joseph E. Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Confederate artillery units
ⓘ
Confederate engineers ⓘ Confederate infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earth
ⓘ
timber ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Confederate Army of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorEngagement | 1864-06-27 ⓘ |
| engagement | Battle of Kennesaw Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Confederate defensive positions closer to Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsTerrainFeature |
Kennesaw Mountain ridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Kennesaw Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Pigeon Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontFacing | Union lines to the northwest and west ⓘ |
| hasPart |
artillery emplacements
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ fortified ridges ⓘ rifle pits ⓘ trenches ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | U.S. Civil War battlefield site ⓘ |
| lengthApprox | several miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cobb County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kennesaw Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Marietta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate artillery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavily fortified front
ⓘ
strong natural defensive position ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Union forces
ⓘ
William T. Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlanta Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Confederate defensive positions along the Etowah River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentAt | Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
defend approaches to Atlanta
ⓘ
delay Union advance ⓘ |
| subsequentOutcome | eventually outflanked by Union forces ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | repulsed frontal Union assault on 1864-06-27 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1864 ⓘ |
| usedFor | field fortification ⓘ |
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