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Battle
Battle of Atlanta
Part of the Atlanta Campaign
Battle Summary
Date
07/22/1864 - 07/22/1864
Location
East of Atlanta, GA
Result
Union Victory
Belligerents
United States
(
Union
)
CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders
William T. Sherman
James B. McPherson
John Bell Hood
William J. Hardee
Forces Engaged
Military Division of the Mississippi: Army of the Tennessee
Army of Tennessee
Strength
34,863
40,438
Source:
American Battlefield Trust – Battle of Atlanta
Casualties and losses
Killed
Wounded
Missing
Total
3,722
5,500
Source:
American Battlefield Trust – Battle of Atlanta
Synopsis of the battle:
Following the Battle of Peachtree Creek, John B. Hood determined to attack Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson’s Army of the Tennessee. Hood withdrew his main army at night from Atlanta' s outer line to the inner line, enticing Sherman to follow. In the meantime, he sent William J. Hardee with his corps on a fifteen mile march to hit the unprotected Union left and rear, east of the city. Before the Confederates could launch their attack, the commander of Hardee’s eastern most division, Gen. William H. T. Walker was killed causing confusion in the confederate ranks.
Wheeler's cavalry was to operate farther out on Sherman's supply line near Decatur, GA, and Gen. Frank Cheatham's corps were to attack the Union front. Hood, however, miscalculated the time necessary to make the march, and Hardee was unable to attack until afternoon. Although Hood had outmaneuvered Sherman for the time being, McPherson was concerned about his left flank and sent his reserves—Grenville Dodge's XVI Army Corps—to that location. Two of Hood's divisions ran into this reserve force and were repulsed. The Rebel attack stalled on the Union rear but began to roll up the left flank. Around the same time, a Confederate soldier shot and killed McPherson when he rode out to observe the fighting. Determined attacks continued, but the Union forces held. About 4:00 pm, Cheatham's corps broke through the Union front at the Hurt House, but Sherman massed twenty artillery pieces on a knoll near his headquarters to shell these Confederates and halt their drive. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan' s XV Army Corps then led a counterattack that restored the Union line. The Union troops held, and Hood suffered high casualties.
Status of the Battlefield:
The battlefield has not been preserved.
Surviving earthworks: Unknown
Aids for your visit to the battlefield:
Is there a battlefield app? Unknown
Map of the Battlefield showing the locations of the markers? Unknown
Park where the battlefield has been preserved:
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Notes / Comments:
There are only two known monuments on the Battlefield. One to General Walker (CSA) and the other to General McPherson (USA). Both monuments mark the place where the two Generals were killed and consist of the barrel of a cannon placed vertically on a stone base.
Monuments Documented:
There are 46 monuments documented by CWBFM on the battlefield. (
Map Monuments
)
More Information • • •
American Battlefield Trust
:
Battle of Atlanta
( Submitted on 07/14/2020 by ).
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Wikipedia
:
Battle of Atlanta
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CWSAG [PDF]
:
Battle of Atlanta [page 18]
Date(s):July22, 1864 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman [US]; Gen. John Bell Hood [CS] Forces Engaged: Military Division of the Mississippi [US]; Army of Tennessee [CS] -- Result(s): Union victory CWSAC Reference #: GA017 Preservation Priority: PV.2 (Class B)
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Overview
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Historic Ground-1864
Corps
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Hardee at Road Fork
Hardee at Wm. Cobb's House
Leggett's Hill
Restoring the Line
Site: Cobb's Mill
Wheeler's Cav. at Decatur
Division
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Battle of Atlanta Began Here
Bate's Battle Line
Bate's Division at Terry's Mill Pond
Springvale Park
Brown's & Clayton's Divs.
Cleburne Outflanked Left Wing, 17th A.C.
Cleburne's Division in the Federal Rear
Cleburne's & Maney's Divs.
Fuller's Division 16th A.C.
Attack from the West
Harrow's Div. 15th A.C.
Maney's Div. in the Battle of Atlanta
Sweeny's Division Encamped
Sweeny's March South
An Unexpected Clash
Walker's Division in Sugar Creek Valley
Walker & Bate at Sugar Cr.
During the Battle of Decatur
Brigade
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Brig. Gen. A.M. Manigault's Brigade
Benton's & Coltart's Brigades
Site: The Pope House
Manigault's Brigade
Mersy's Brigade
Rice's Brigade
The Capture of Covington
Alabama
Baker's Brigade
Company/Battery
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Illinois
The DeGress Battery
Individual
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Death of General Walker
Death of McPherson
Federal Signal Station
Gen. Walker Monument
McPherson Memorial
McPherson's Last Ride
Noon Under the Trees
Where Hood Watched the Battle of Atlanta
Landmark
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Augustus Hurt House
Terry's Mill Pond
The Railroad Cut
Other
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Historic Utoy Church
Credits:
This page originally submitted by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, GA, on July 14, 2020. This page has been viewed 211 time(s) since then. This page has been updated 3 time(s) since then. The page was last updated by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, GA, on February 25, 2021. BG Hooks was the editor who published this page on July 14, 2020.
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