Civil War battle site in Cobb County given to National Park Service

MARIETTA - The Cobb County Commission has given the National Park Service 4.3 acres of prime property where a bloody Civil War battle was fought. <br> <br> The land is located at the end of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. <br> <br> The transfer of the deed Wednesday completes the park&#39;s effort to preserve the fourth and final corner of Kolb&#39;s (Cobb&#39;s) Farm. The land was the scene of a battle June 22, 1864. <br> <br> The National Park Service owned the farmhouse and three plots of land, but a private owner held the remaining corner. <br> <br> A group called the Kolb Farm Coalition organized in March 2001 after Racetrac Petroleum offered to buy the land to build a service station. <br> <br> Racetrack later withdrew its offer, and the coalition asked the commission to buy the property. The coalition agreed to raise $30,000 to pay for improvements to the intersection where the land is located.