Introduction
The Battle at Kolb's Farm is a major battle during Sherman's March to the Sea. The battle, in the perspective of the Confederates, was the heaviest shelling they had endured during the war (Hess, 38), and the Confederates were greatly affected and essentially broke up their attack before they even reached the Federal Line (Hess, 37). General Stevenson, a Confederate general, described their artillery as "admirably posted," and "was served with a rapidity and fatal precision which could not be surpassed" (Hess, 37). General Sherman had a plan to extend his line towards the south by going through Kolb's Farm to get to Kennesaw Mountain, but he was unable to drive the Union soldiers at the Federal line back (Howard,169). This investigation will look at the extent to which the Battle of Kolb's Farm impacted the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
Protection Of Kennesaw Mountain …show more content…
If the Confederates get the position at Kolb's Farm, then they get battlefield advantage and a clear pathway to Kennesaw Mountain. General Johnston, a Union general, had Union guns that could range up the Rebel-occupied slopes to protect Kennesaw Mountain (Person and Parmeter, 40). The Confederate soldier had disadvantages. Sherman was frustrated by the miserable, rainy weather that had turned roads into muck and made soldiers so cold that those who had overcoats donned them (Person and Parmeter, 39). The Union soldiers knew the disadvantages the Confederate soldiers had and they used that to their