Man arrested digging up Civil War artifacts at Kennesaw Mountain WSB Radio Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013
Apparently a Cherokee County man thought, if there was ever a good time to look for Civil War artifacts at Kennesaw Mountain, a partial government shutdown would be perfect. He was wrong. Rangers are still on the job at national battlefield on Cheatham Hill Road. They caught the man taking his metal detector to the park and digging up artifacts. A Cobb County police officer spotted the man heading into one of the most “archeological sensitive areas of the park,” said Park Ranger Anthony Winegar. Rangers waited until the man returned to his car with his goodies. “He did appear to have several objects that were from the Civil War time period,” Winegar told Channel 2 Action News. The suspect, only described as a man from Cherokee County, is facing several federal charges. The items have been seized. Warnings are up in several spots around the battlefield to warn people that digging for artifacts is illegal. This area is where the main union assault of the Kennesaw Mountain campaign took place. Rangers say stealing the items is like stealing from history.
The Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park stands as more than a scenic memorial to one of the Civil War's defining battles. It was the most-visited battlefield site in the nation in 2012, surpassing Gettysburg for the year. The park is a 2,923 acre National Battlefield that preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign. Opposing forces maneuvered and fought here from June 19, 1864 until July 2, 1864.
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