MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER

The Reversed Trench

Cobb County, Georgia
· Pine Knob Battle
Military
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Constructed and manned by Confederate infantry on June 15, 1864, this trench enabled the Confederates to deliver a deadly flank fire into the right of Geary’s division of the 20th Army Corps as it approached the principal line of Confederate defense near what is now the intersection of Hamilton and Kennesaw-Due West roads. Later, the arrival of Williams’ Federal division in this vicinity forced the Confederates to abandon the trench. During the night, the Federals were busy reversing a portion of the trench, and by morning it faced south toward the Confederate main line.
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