Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 150th Anniversary Coming Up

It is almost time to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, here near Marietta.  In mid June 1864 the Confederates led by Joseph Johnson and the Yankees led by William Sherman had a battle that killed thousands of soldiers on both sides.

People that lived miles around, near Barnes Mill Road, said the battle sounded  like popcorn.

My great grandfather William Trammell* was shot in the knee while drinking water from one of the eight springs on or near the mountain.  As he was shot in the knee had had the bad misfortune of seeing his good friend shot between the eyes at the same moment.  His other friend Posey C. Wild ran with the Yankees in hot pursuit.  They did not catch Posey, and they didn't catch William either, he pretended to be dead as they ran by.

William recuperated near Woodstock at a private home and later returned to the area with his family.

Posey and William both lived to be elderly men.

*After the war, William changed his name to William Hunter, long story.