|
Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia
June 27, 1864
Kennesaw Mountain, located along the route from Chattanooga
to Atlanta, was a key objective of Union General William
T. Sherman in the early summer of 1864. Convinced
that his opponent, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston,
had spread his army too thin, Sherman attacked the
Southern lines. The result was a bloody repulse that
taught Sherman a valuable lesson about attacking entrenched
lines.
Current Status: Today, picturesque Kennesaw
Mountain is surrounded by sprawl. Approximately 1,200
homes have been built around the park's boundary in
the past decade. On the western boundary just north
of Dallas Road, 80 houses
are being built on historic Nodine's Hill. The National
Park Service estimates that 160,000 cars travel through
the park
each day. Commuters are pressuring NPS officials to
widen the roads through the park to accommodate additional
traffic.
Kennesaw Mountain is a Priority I, Class B site.
Approximately 2,884 acres of the nearly 13,000-acre
battlefield are currently protected by the NPS.
|
