Civil War Battles of Atlanta
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Cities, Urbanization, American Civil War, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
- Geographical Location: Georgia
- Date: July 20-September 2, 1864
Article abstract: Type of action: Four ground battles around Atlanta in the American Civil War. Result: Atlanta, with its four essential railroads, was lost to the Confederacy.
On July 18, William T. Sherman approached Atlanta from the north and sent two of three columns east of the city to destroy railroads and the third and largest column directly toward the city. On July 20 and 22, John Bell Hood, with orders to defend the city and to halt Sherman’s advance, surprised the largest column at Peachtree Creek and one of the smaller ones at Bald Hill.
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