Tag: 24 gun battery

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, 24 Gun Battery

During the attack on Kennesaw Mountain the Federals set an artillery battery containing 24 guns in total.  It was located on a low rise near the base of Big Kennesaw Mountain.  These images are from the 24 gun battery which is protected by the National Park.

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Just in side the tree line of this low rise near the base of Kennesaw Mountain is the Federal 24 gun battery.
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Remnants of one of the parapet walls at the 24 gun battery.
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The gun notch is still slightly visible in the remnants of this parapet wall.
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A view looking down the line of earthworks for the 24 gun battery.  Four separate emplacements are visible along this line.
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Looking from the rear of the emplacement in the direction the gun would have faced.