Confederates defeat Federals in Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 150 years ago this hour (June 27 1864)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: 'Civil War: Battle at Kennesaw Mountain'

(Monday, June 27, 1864, 8:00-10:45 a.m.local time; during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War) — Confederate forces repelled a frontal assault by Union troops today in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Cobb County, Georgia.