• Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

    Kennesaw Mountain

    National Battlefield Park Georgia

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  • Lane Closures on Old Highway 41 (Barrett Parkway Project Construction)

    Barrett Parkway Project will require lane closures on Old 41 Highway, east of Ernest Barrett Parkway (the Kennesaw Mountain side). Lane closures will occur February 9 - June 18, 2013, with peak traffic hours (6-9 am and 4-7 pm, weekdays) not affected.

  • Contact Information Regarding Lane Closures

    Area traffic is encouraged to use other routes to avoid major delays. Contact Cobb County Department of Transportation for more information at 528-1653 or visit http://dot.cobbcountyga.gov/project-updates.htm More »

Lesson Plans

Teachers can use the lesson plans listed below to conduct their own in-class programs to educate students about the history and events associated with Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park and the Civil War.

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Section 1: Kennesaw Mountain's Early People
Section 1 Activities
Name Category
Kennesaw Mountain's Early People LP
 Lesson Plan
Kennesaw Mountain's Early People
 Reading
The Legend of Cherokee Rose
 Reading
The Legend of Corn Bread
 Reading
Birthday Story of Private John G. Burnett
 Reading
Trade and Barter
 Activity
Document Analysis Form
 Activity

Section 2: A Nation Divided
Section 2 Activities
Name Category
A Nation Divided
 Lesson Plan
A Nation Divided
 Reading
Georgia Slave Codes
 Excerpt
Uncle Tom's Cabin
 Excerpt
Frederick Douglass
 Excerpt
Document Analysis Form
 Activity

Section 3: War Has Been Declared!
Section 3 Activities
Name Category
War Has Been Declared
 Lesson Plan
War Has Been Declared
 Reading
Civil War Army Life Matching Activity
Design Your Own Regimental Flag Activity
Document Analysis Form Activity

Section 4: Soldier Life and the Atlanta Campaign
Section 4 Activities
Name Category
Deaf Soldier Lesson Plan and Activities Lesson Plan
Teaching with Historic Places
 		Reading
Deaf Slaves and Soldiers Matching Game
 Activity




Section 5: The People of Kennesaw Mountain
Section 5 Activities
Name Category
People In Line For Change LP Lesson Plan
People In Line For Change Reading Reading
The Emancipation Proclamation Text Reading
Female Education
 Excerpt
Arguing with Females Excerpt
Women and the Cult of Domesticity Excerpt
Underground Railroad Webquest Activity
Union Army Recruitment Poster Activity
Document Analysis Form Activity

Section 6: Kennesaw Mountain and the Modern Era
Section 6 Activities
Name Category
Kennesaw Mountain in the Modern Era LP Lesson Plan
Kennesaw Mountain in the Modern Era
 Reading
CCC & Camp McDonald Map Maps
Design Your Own Arrowhead Activity
Document Analysis Form Activity

 

Did You Know?

Earthworks of Cheatham Hill, protected, preserved unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.

Kennesaw Mountain was a physical barrier standing between a large Federal force and an important Confederate railroad and manufacturing center.  The battle played an important role in a complicated national drama of bitter military combat and politics.