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