Presents a detailed history of the operations around Marietta and examines the relationship of that fighting to the Georgia Campaign as a whole.

A thesis submitted to the faculty of the Graduate School of Emory University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. Director of this thesis is Bell I. Wiley. List of maps : Map of the Atlanta Campaign, 7 May - 2 September 1864 ; Marietta and vicinity ; Lines of defense held by the Army of Tennessee, 8 June - 2 July 1864 ; Operations against Pine Mountain ; Route of the Army of the Ohio to the Battle of Kolb's Farm ; Battle of Kolb's Farm, 22 June 1864 ; The assault on Kennesaw ; The attack at Cheatham's Hill, 27 June 1864 ; Operations of the Army of the Ohio, 26-27 June 1864.