Located on Powder Springs road just outside of Marietta, GMI cadets would
perform drills each afternoon. It was a local attraction for the town folks to
stroll down to the Institute and admire the precision of the cadets. Located
behind the campus is Lost Mountain and Kennesaw Mountain where later
many Confederate Soldiers would die in defense of the South. The cadets
utilized two brass cannons during these drills. These cannons were utilized
during Civil War and today one cannon is located at the Marietta
Conference Center (previous site of GMI) and the other cannon is located
at the Confederate Cemetery in Marietta, directly across from the
Conference Center. An exhibit of GMI is located Museum of History
in the Old Kennesaw House in the Marietta Square. Lots of artifacts from
the Georgia Military Institute can be viewed.
