1. Kennesaw Mountain An overlook near the summit offers a panoramic view of the northern Georgia terrain, where Sherman's and Johnston's armies struggled in the late spring and summer of 1864. Modern Atlanta dominates the southern skyline. A short, moderately steep trail leads to the mountain top. Along the way are exhibits and gun emplacements dug by Confederate cannoneers to command the Western & Atlantic (now Seaboard) Railroad.
2. Pigeon Hill
A steep foot trail leads to Confederate entrenchments on this mountain spur, where one of Sherman's two major attacks was repulsed.
3. Cheatham Hill
To protect the hill now named for Conf. Gen. Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, the Southerners created a salient in their lines. The fiercest fighting of the battle raged here. Along a trail to the imposing Illinois Monument are Confederate earthworks and markers where prominent Union soldiers fell. Near the base of the monument is the entrance to a tunnel begun by Union soldiers intending to blow up the Conf. position with a mine. Nearby are Union entrenchments dug under fire and held for six days.
4. Kolb's Farm
Damaged by gunfire, Peter Valentine Kolb's 1836 log house has been restored to its historic appearance. It is not open to the public. On the afternoon of June 22, 1864, Gen. Hood's Confederates were repulsed in an ill-fated attack just north of Powder Springs Road. Union Gen. Joseph Hooker used the Kolb house for his headquarters after the fight.
The Park's self-guiding auto tour (see map at left) takes you to the major points of interest. Each tour stop contains a parking area and wayside exhibits. Short interpretive trails are located on the mountaintop, Pigeon Hill and at Cheatham Hill.