Battle of Kolb's Farm
Cobb County, Cobb County, Georgia
Marker Inscription
Battle of Kolb's Farm June 22, 1864. The 14th Kentucky (2d Division, 23d A.C.,) together with the 123d N. Y. (1st Division, 20th A.C.,) were posted as skirmishers East of the Kolb farmstead. The stubborn resistance by the 14th Ky., and the 123d N.Y., disrupted the concerted assault by Stevenson's Division, upon the main line astride the Powder Springs Road West of this point. This delaying action, together with Federal artillery fire halted Stevenson's attempt to win his objective. 033-12 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1952
Erected by Georgia Historical Commission
The Story
On June 22, 1864, the 14th Kentucky and 123rd New York were posted as skirmishers east of the Kolb farmstead during the Battle of Kolb's Farm. Their stubborn resistance, together with Federal artillery fire, disrupted and delayed Stevenson's Confederate assault on the main Union line along the Powder Springs Road, helping to halt the attack short of its objective.
Why it matters
The determined stand of these skirmishers shows how small units could blunt a major assault, a recurring feature of the entrenched fighting that defined the Atlanta Campaign.
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