Atlanta Campaign timeline
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Battle of Rocky Face Ridge
Description: Gen. Joseph E. Johnston had entrenched his army on the long, high mountain of Rocky Face Ridge and eastward across Crow Valley. As... Read more
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Battle of Resaca - Sherman Defeats Johnston
Description: Gen. Joseph E. Johnston had withdrawn from Rocky Face Ridge to the hills around Resaca. On the 13th, the Union troops tested the Rebel... Read more
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Battle of Adairsville
Description: Following the Battle of Resaca, May 13-15, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’ s army retreated southward while Sherman pursued. Failing to find... Read more
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Battle of New Hope Church - Hooker's Forces Defeated
Description: After Johnston retreated to Allatoona Pass on May 19-20, Sherman decided that he would most likely pay dearly for attacking Johnston... Read more
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Battle of Dallas - Confederates Withdraw from Georgia
Description: Johnston’s army fell back from the vicinity of Cassville-Kinston, first to Allatoona Pass and then to the Dallas area and entrenched.... Read more
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Battle of Pickett's Mill - Sherman's Attack Fails
Description: After the Union defeat at New Hope Church, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman ordered Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard to attack Gen. Joseph E.... Read more
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Battle of Marietta - Sherman Forces Johnston to Withdraw
Description: During the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman maneuvered Johnston's Confederate army out of several successive defensive positions in Cobb... Read more
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Battle of Kolb's Farms
Description: On the night of June 18-19, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, fearing envelopment, moved his army to a new, previously selected position... Read more
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Battle of Kennesaw Mountain - Confederate Victory in Atlanta Campaign
Description: On the night of June 18-19, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, fearing envelopment, withdrew his army to a new, previously selected position... Read more
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Battle of Pace's Ferry - Union Troops Seize Pontoon Bridge
The Battle of Pace's Ferry was an engagement fought on July 5, 1864, near Atlanta, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.... Read more
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Battle of Peachtree Creek
Description: Under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, the Army of Tennessee had retired south of Peachtree Creek, an east to west flowing stream, about three... Read more
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Battle of Atlanta
Description: Following the Battle of Peachtree Creek, Hood determined to attack Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson’s Army of the Tennessee. He withdrew... Read more
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Battle of Ezra Church
Description: Earlier, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s forces had approached Atlanta from the east and north. Hood had not defeated them, but he had... Read more
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Battle of Brown's Mill
The Battle of Brown's Mill was fought July 30, 1864, in Coweta County, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. Edward M.... Read more
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Battle of Utoy Creek
Description: After failing to envelop Hood’s left flank at Ezra Church, Sherman still wanted to extend his right flank to hit the railroad between... Read more
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Second Battle of Dalton
The Second Battle of Dalton was fought August 14–15, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces in Whitfield County, northern Georgia. The Union... Read more
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Battle of Lovejoy's Station
The Battle of Lovejoy's Station was fought on August 20, 1864, near what is now Lovejoy, Georgia, in Clayton County, during the Atlanta Campaign of... Read more
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Battle of Jonesborough
Description: Sherman had successfully cut Hood’s supply lines in the past by sending out detachments, but the Confederates quickly repaired the... Read more
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Union Forces Under General Sherman Capture Atlanta
On the night of September 1, Hood evacuated Atlanta, burning military supplies and installations, causing a great conflagration in the city (the... Read more