Dead Angle
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Dead Angle is the Civil War battlefield position at Cheatham Hill in Georgia, notorious for its brutal close-quarters fighting during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dead Angle canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War battlefield position
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWithBattle | Battle of Kennesaw Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithUnit |
Confederate defenders of Cheatham Hill
ⓘ
Union assaulting brigades ⓘ |
| battleOutcomeContext | Confederate defensive victory at Kennesaw Mountain ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Benjamin F. Cheatham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historic interpretive site ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | June 27, 1864 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Cheatham's Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
battlefield markers
ⓘ
overlook of assault area ⓘ preserved trenches ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveTrail | Cheatham Hill trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Confederate earthwork markers
ⓘ
Illinois Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of Civil War trench warfare
ⓘ
site of heavy Union casualties ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cheatham Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cobb County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| near | Marietta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutal close-quarters fighting
ⓘ
intense Civil War combat ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain battlefield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Atlanta Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfDefensiveLine | Confederate defenses at Kennesaw Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideHeldBy | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
entrenched earthworks
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salient in Confederate line ⓘ steep slope ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1864 ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
Civil War history tourism
ⓘ
military history education ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.