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The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
June 27, 1864

A Major Battle in the Campaign for Atlanta



Charles Hart Olmstead


Date of birth: April 2, 1837.

Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia.

U.S. Military Academy: no.

Pre-war experience: Georgia Military Institute 1856, clerk.

Rank: Colonel - 1st Georgia Volunteers.

Major Battles and Campaigns: Fort Pulaski (commander); Atlanta Campaign (Regiment).

Post-war achievements: lawyer, curator and Vice-President of the Georgia Historical Society, writer.

Date of death: August 17, 1926.

Place of burial: Savannah, Georgia.

Sources

� � � Thomas, Dean S. Civil War Commanders. 1986, pg. 46.
� � � National Park Service
� � � Castel, Albert. "The Campaign for Atlanta," National Park Civil War Series,' published by Eastern National Park & Monument Association. 1996.

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