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.

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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
conflict American Civil War
constructedBy Confederate artillery units
Confederate engineers
Confederate infantry
constructionMaterial earth
timber
controlledBy Confederate Army of Tennessee
linked to: Army of Tennessee
country United States
currentStatus partially preserved
dateOfMajorEngagement 1864-06-27
engagement Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
followedBy Confederate defensive positions closer to Atlanta
followsTerrainFeature Kennesaw Mountain ridge
linked to: Kennesaw Mountain

Little Kennesaw Mountain
linked to: Kennesaw Mountain

Pigeon Hill
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
Kennesaw Mountain
locatedNear Marietta, Georgia
militaryBranch Confederate artillery
Confederate infantry
notableFeature heavily fortified front
strong natural defensive position
opposedBy Union forces
William T. Sherman
partOf Atlanta Campaign
precededBy Confederate defensive positions along the Etowah River
presentAt Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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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Pigeon Hill partOfDefensiveLine Confederate Kennesaw Mountain line
Confederate Kennesaw Mountain line followedBy Confederate defensive positions closer to Atlanta
linked to: Confederate Kennesaw Mountain line