Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park August Programs

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive in Kennesaw, is hosting a number of programs in August.

All programs are outdoors and weather dependent. They are held at the visitor center unless otherwise noted.

Museum Tours will be every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 2 p.m.Aug. 10 at 11 a.m., noon, 2 and 3 p.m. will be Artillery Demonstrations. Artillery was a vital component to the operations of both armies during the Atlanta Campaign and played a key role in several engagements during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. Living historians will hold camp and shoot the cannon at the above listed times. This program is not at the Visitor Center. Parking is at the Pigeon Hill site at Burnt Hickory Road.Aug. 11 and Aug. 31 at 11 a.m., noon, 2 and 3 p.m. will be Infantry Demonstrations. The Civil War was the first modern war in history, fought using tactics and techniques still relevant to the battlefield today. Living historians will hold camp and offer rifle firing demonstrations at the above listed times. This program is not at the Visitor Center. Parking is at the Pigeon Hill site at Burnt Hickory Road.Aug. 17 at 11 a.m. will be Life of a Soldier Gear Layout. Life for the infantry soldier, Union or Confederate, was anything but easy. Long marches, bad food and worse living conditions made it tough going for these young men. Participants can see the gear that made such intense campaigning possible. There will be period-correct uniforms, weaponry and artifacts from the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.Aug. 18 at 11 a.m. will be Cheatham Hill History Walk. Participants can enjoy a casual, history-focused walk around one of the most significant sites of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, hear accounts from Union and Confederate survivors and experience the area that would earn the nickname of the “Dead Angle.” Parking will be at the end of Cheatham Hill Drive, off Dallas Highway.Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. will be a Visitor Center Museum Tour. This hour-long program will highlight the main points of the Civil War, culminating in the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, artifacts of the museum and the education collection.Aug. 25 at 11 a.m. will be the Assault Trail Hike. Participants can experience the Union assault against the Confederate high ground of Cheatham Hill, as it happened. Follow in the footsteps of the brave soldiers who fought at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 160 years ago. Participants will meet at the picnic area of Recreation Area 3 along Cheatham Hill Road. This hike is somewhat strenuous. Please have plenty of water and good shoes.

For more information, contact the Visitor Center at 770-427-4686, ext. 0.