The Memorial Field

This battlefield and memorial ground is dedicated to the Union and Confederate forces that fought here on October 5, 1864. During the battle, units representing five Union states and six Confederate states were present. Most of the Confederate dead from this battle lie in unmarked graves, as do many of the Union fallen, now buried at the Marietta National Cemetery. The Union forces included United States Army troops under Major General John M. Corse, with the Allatoona Garrison under Lt. Colonel John E. Tourtellotte and the Rome Detachment under Colonel Richard Rowett, while the Confederate forces were part of the Confederate States Army under Major General Samuel G. French, including Ector's Brigade under Brigadier General William H. Young, Sears' Mississippi Brigade under Brigadier General Claudius Sears, Cockrell's Missouri Brigade under Brigadier General Francis M. Cockrell, and artillery under Major John D. Myrick.

Georgia · United States