Cobb County, GA

Headnote

COBB COUNTY, situated toward the northwest part of Georgia, on the northwest side of Chattahoochie river. Area, 480 square miles. Seat of justice, Marietta. Pop. in 1840, 7,539; in 1850, 13,843. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Georgia

Cobb County, Georgia (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
COBB COUNTY, situated toward the northwest part of Georgia, on the northwest side of Chattahoochie river. Area, 480 square miles. Seat of justice, Marietta. Pop. in 1840, 7,539; in 1850, 13,843.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 86.
Date Type
In Atlanta, James J. Andrews is executed for his role as leader of the raid on the Georgia rail system Battles/Soldiers
In Atlanta, seven Union raiders from the failed attack on the Georgia rail system are hanged as spies Battles/Soldiers
In Georgia, the leader of the Union raid on the Confederate rail system is captured Battles/Soldiers
In Georgia, Union infiltrators commandeer a Confederate train and initiate the "Great Locomotive Chase" Battles/Soldiers
Name Type
Kennesaw Mountain, GA Location or Site
Marietta, GA City or Town
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