Civil War Historic Markers Across Georgia
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Battle of Kolb's Farm
Beginning on 1864/06/22 and ending 1864/06/22
Battle of Kolb's Farm, June 22, 1864. A costly Confederate attack here stopped by Union armies attempt to bypass can Kennesaw mountain. On June 22, 1864, Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston sent Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood´s 13,000 troops down Powder Springs Road to stop the Federal army´s threat to his flank. When Confederate skirmishers encountered Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker´s 11,000 man Union Corps here at Kolb’s Farm, Hood ordered his troops to attack.
Hooker, having learned of Hood´s plans from some captured Confederates, ordered his troops to dig in. At 4:00 p.m. Hood sent two of his three divisions towards the waiting Federals. After several unsuccessful charges through the woods, fields, and swamps across the road, the battered Confederates withdrew.
Source: Kennesaw Mountain national Battlefield Park - National Park Service
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Battle of Kolb's Farm - June 22, 1864
Battle of Kolb's Farm June 22, 1864
Battle of Kolb's Farm June 22, 1864
Battle of Kolb's Farm June 22, 1864
Battle of Kolb's Farm June 22, 1864
Georgia Military Institute 1851 ~ 1864
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