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View of a drawing by M.R. Waud titled, "Planting the Guns on Kennesaw" that depicts the Confederate preparation for the assault on Kennesaw Mountain.The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was fought June 27, 1864 near Marietta, Georgia, during the American Civil War. As part of the Atlanta Campaign, it was the most significant frontal assault launched by General William T. Sherman against the Confederate Army of Tennessee under General Joseph E. Johnston. It was a tactical defeat for the Union.
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![[Cannon at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park]](https://d2l9jrtx1kk04i.cloudfront.net/946b6ee0f50c044392a691f33f414ab731594f88.png "[Cannon at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park]")
![[Visitors observing view from point at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park]](https://d2l9jrtx1kk04i.cloudfront.net/44375747b332239234f98da53da3b4b1e7a7ee76.png "[Visitors observing view from point at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park]")
![[Cannon and cabin at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park]](https://d2l9jrtx1kk04i.cloudfront.net/680d939fa0b4e7ee1635f93b374079bc84290156.png "[Cannon and cabin at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park]")
![[Monuments at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Tennessee and Georgia]](https://d2l9jrtx1kk04i.cloudfront.net/e31d5f48cb43445bbcbb40e4ee64b9e2df8a906f.png "[Monuments at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Tennessee and Georgia]")
![[3rd Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. & Latrobe's Battery, C.S.A. monument, Chattanooga, Tennessee]](https://d2l9jrtx1kk04i.cloudfront.net/1eb036859a5e7e99b33380604670ac0e4bd7c79e.png "[3rd Maryland Infantry, U.S.A. & Latrobe's Battery, C.S.A. monument, Chattanooga, Tennessee]")
![[Markers showing number of casualties during the Battle of Chattanooga at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park]](https://d2l9jrtx1kk04i.cloudfront.net/cc0c14c4c8eb3c021ce3775e29bb1d8cc2647ff5.png "[Markers showing number of casualties during the Battle of Chattanooga at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park]")
![[Cannons, monument, and cabin at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park]](https://d2l9jrtx1kk04i.cloudfront.net/ae53ab5846a5dc3da5e564e838ab62a818be9d12.png "[Cannons, monument, and cabin at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park]")
