Who was involved?

Sherman and Johnston

The Confederate's and the Federal's

Confederates-17,733 and the Federal's -16,229

Federal's had over 2,000 and none for the Confederates.

The Confederates.

When did it happen?

June 27,1864.

The battle lasted from 9:00 A.M to 11:30

It was part of the Atlanta Campaign which was a major campaign because it was a small battle inter twinned with many other battles. The battle lasted from 9:00 A.M to 11:30.

Where did it happen?

The battle happened at Kennesaw Mt., Which was near Marietta, Georgia. (The Western Theater, Atlanta Campaign.)

Some of the physical features at Kenesaw were that there were many trees. There was very little grass. Some of the houses were log cabins. The background features were mountains that were grassy and beautiful.

What happened there?

Artillery.

"Well Sherman’s general assault on Johnston’s positions at Kenesaw Mountain, near Marietta, Georgia. Sherman will describe the results in his memoirs: ‘About 9o’clock AM of the day appointed , the troops moved to the assault, and all along our lines for ten miles a furious fire of artillery and musketry was kept up. At all points the enemy met us with determined courage and in great force…. By 11:30, the assault was over, and had failed.’ In three major uphill assaults into a hail of shot and shell, the Federal troops capture not one breastwork. A Southern soldier will recollect: ‘A solid line of blue came up the hill. My pen is unable to describe the carnage that ensured in the next two hours. Columns after column of Federal soldiers were crowded upon that line. No sooner would a regiment mount our works than they were shot down or surrendered. Yet still they came… I am satisfied that every man in our regiment killed… fivescore men. All that was necessary was to load and shoot. In fact, I will ever think that the reason they did not capture our works was the impossibility of their living men to pass over the bodies of their dead.

Why was this battle important?

To tell the truth I didn’t read anything that stated clearly the main purpose of this battle.

It made the western territory A little weaker.( Since many of their men died then for the Civil War they were at loss for some soldiers)

Because That is where Johnston was located so that is where Sherman went to get him. (I also believe that it was there because there were more hiding spots on the mountain.)

How was the battle fought?

General Jubal Early organized his army of 10,000 into corps and then Early planned an attack on the North.