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Anyone Familiar with Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park?
Posted on 6/5/22 at 10:43 am
Posted on 6/5/22 at 10:43 am
I have two gg uncles who died in the battle. Family history states their names are on a plaque there.
Does anyone know where a plaque with the names of those who dies located? I'm going over there in a couple of weeks.
Does anyone know where a plaque with the names of those who dies located? I'm going over there in a couple of weeks.
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Posted on 6/5/22 at 10:44 am to greenbean
Sorry I don't, but good luck in your quest. I hope you find them.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 10:48 am to greenbean
Some claim its a haunted area. If I remember correctly they were talking about it in a UGA thread a few months back. Deeprig probably would know about it
Posted on 6/5/22 at 10:49 am to greenbean
There’s a road that runs up the mountain so you can see the old defensive positions, with charts posted so you can see which direction the invaders were coming from.
If you drive up that road, you might see the names plaque.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 10:50 am to greenbean
Most battlefields don’t have anything like that for every unit.
Even the graveyards in many cases are just generic crosses for whatever side lost the battle because the winners couldn’t be bothered and usually couldn’t ID the bodies after the fact had they wanted to.
Do you know what unit they fought in? If so the battlefield map usually tells you where the memorials are.
Even the graveyards in many cases are just generic crosses for whatever side lost the battle because the winners couldn’t be bothered and usually couldn’t ID the bodies after the fact had they wanted to.
Do you know what unit they fought in? If so the battlefield map usually tells you where the memorials are.
This post was edited on 6/5/22 at 10:52 am
Posted on 6/5/22 at 10:50 am to greenbean
It’s a National Battlefield Park near Kennesaw Mountain
Posted on 6/5/22 at 10:54 am to tide06
quote:
Most battlefields don’t have anything like that for every unit.
Even the graveyards in many cases are just generic crosses for whatever side lost the battle because the winners couldn’t be bothered and usually couldn’t ID the bodies after the fact had they wanted to.
Do you know what unit they fought in? If so the battlefield map usually tells you where the memorials are.
Don't know about the unit, but my g grandfather was born in Cobb County. He was too young to enlist but helped moved cannons around in the battles.
This post was edited on 6/5/22 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 6/5/22 at 10:56 am to greenbean
I’m a kennesaw state alum and used to run the mountain frequently. If I’m not mistaken, i think there is a plaque at the summit. There’s a pretty good sized parking area up there as well. There are other monuments in a meadow on the south side of the base of the mountain. The gift store is the first thing you will arrive at once you enter the park. They can direct you. Good luck and bring sugar cubes for the deer. They’ll eat out of your hand.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 11:05 am to greenbean
All I know about Kennesaw is LSU beat that arse on Friday
Posted on 6/5/22 at 11:06 am to greenbean
I hike there 2-3 times a week.
Have done extensive research and written many papers on the Kennesaw Campaign (Mud Creek, Gilgal Church, Kolb Farm, Cheatham Hill, Pigeon Hill, etc)
There are many brigade and division markers throughout the park, but very few that name individual soldiers outside of brigade, division and corps commanders.
Cheatham Hill has a few individual markers as most of those that fell were buried there but later moved to Marietta National Cemetery in 1866.
What are your gg Uncles names? I’ll be more than happy to do some research for you.
-Drank
Have done extensive research and written many papers on the Kennesaw Campaign (Mud Creek, Gilgal Church, Kolb Farm, Cheatham Hill, Pigeon Hill, etc)
There are many brigade and division markers throughout the park, but very few that name individual soldiers outside of brigade, division and corps commanders.
Cheatham Hill has a few individual markers as most of those that fell were buried there but later moved to Marietta National Cemetery in 1866.
What are your gg Uncles names? I’ll be more than happy to do some research for you.
-Drank
Posted on 6/5/22 at 11:26 am to greenbean
There were about 3,000 casualties. I don’t know of any markers or monuments listing any names.
Make sure you pay to park or they will ticket you.
Nice hike if you go up the trail and down the road for two different views.
Make sure you pay to park or they will ticket you.
Nice hike if you go up the trail and down the road for two different views.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 12:17 pm to Drank
quote:
I hike there 2-3 times a week.
Have done extensive research and written many papers on the Kennesaw Campaign (Mud Creek, Gilgal Church, Kolb Farm, Cheatham Hill, Pigeon Hill, etc)
There are many brigade and division markers throughout the park, but very few that name individual soldiers outside of brigade, division and corps commanders.
Cheatham Hill has a few individual markers as most of those that fell were buried there but later moved to Marietta National Cemetery in 1866.
What are your gg Uncles names? I’ll be more than happy to do some research for you.
-Drank
Thank you. My g grandfather's name was Dock Monroe Flemmons (Flemmons was spelled different ways over the years), he was born in 1845 in Cobb County. His parents are William Anderson Flemmons and Mary "Polly" Flemmons. Possible names of brothers are James, John, Thomas, Washington (?), Charles and CD.
Over the years, Flemmons is spelled, Flemming, Fleming, Flemmings, Flemings, Flemmon, Flemon and Flemons.
Thanks for your help.
ETA in the 1850 census, the family named was spelled Flemming.
This post was edited on 6/5/22 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 6/5/22 at 12:17 pm to greenbean
Kenesaw Mountain Landis (1866-1944) was the first Commissioner of MLB (began in 1920)
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 12:47 pm to greenbean
Been there. Nice site. Wasn’t it where Leonidas K. Polk, the fighting bishop, had his head separated from his body by a cannonball?
Posted on 6/5/22 at 1:03 pm to beachdude
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Been there. Nice site. Wasn’t it where Leonidas K. Polk, the fighting bishop, had his head separated from his body by a cannonball?
That was at nearby Pine Mountain, not part of the national park but very close to it. There is a monument at the top of it you can drive to.
Regarding OP's quest, the only plaque I know of, I believe, is at the Dead Angle that possibly lists individual soldier names. I haven't been to the park in a long time but I grew up in the shadow of the mountain.
As said previously, the gift shop / museum at the base of the mountain can direct you to anything of personal interest.
A book OP can search for is "Cobb County - The First 100 Years" which you can find used online. It will likely have some info on your ancestors in the area.
This post was edited on 6/5/22 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 6/5/22 at 1:05 pm to Drank
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Have done extensive research and written many papers on the Kennesaw Campaign (Mud Creek, Gilgal Church, Kolb Farm, Cheatham Hill, Pigeon Hill, etc)
Can you email me your papers? I would love to read them.
emaildawgrant@gmail please
Posted on 6/5/22 at 1:11 pm to beachdude
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Wasn’t it where Leonidas K. Polk, the fighting bishop, had his head separated from his body by a cannonball?
Posted on 6/5/22 at 1:28 pm to greenbean
Looks like he lived a long life. 98 years.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:16 pm to highcotton2
yes, that is him, it lists him as a CW vet, but he never enlisted. He died a few days before D Day, there is no marker for him at the plot he owned (there are markers for his children). My speculation is that there where a lot of rationing at that time and much of the efforts were going into the war, so there may have a shortage of materials.
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