Battle of Kennesaw Mountain

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A drawing depicts the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, which took place on June 27, 1864. Confederate troops, led by Joseph E. Johnston, successfully defended Kennesaw Mountain, located about twenty miles northwest of Atlanta, from the advances of Union general William T. Sherman.

Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain

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