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The Battle of Atlanta took place during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia.Continuing their summer campaign to seize the important rail and supply hub of Atlanta, Union forces commanded by William Tecumseh Sherman overwhelmed and defeated Confederate forces defending the city under John Bell Hood.
Location: Northwestern Georgia and around Atlanta Result: Union victory: Belligerents ... Map 3: A sketch of the Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864. Maps 4-5:
View in Atlanta, Georgia, 1864. The city of Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County, was an important rail and commercial center during the American Civil War.Although relatively small in population, the city became a critical point of contention during the Atlanta Campaign in 1864 when a powerful Union Army approached from Union-held Tennessee.
During the Civil War on July 4, 1864, [3] the fierce Battle at Ruffʼs Mill, [4] where the Union routed the Confederates, was one of the few Confederate earthworks successfully charged and overrun during the Atlanta Campaign. Although the grist millʼs fieldstone facade was pockmarked with bullets, still visible today, the dwelling was spared ...
Johnston's River Line, also called Johnston's Line, the Chattahoochee River Line or simply The River Line, is a historic American Civil War defensive line located in the communities of Mableton, Smyrna, and Vinings, Georgia that was used by the Confederate Army under General Joseph E. Johnston during the Atlanta Campaign in early July 1864.
(Atlanta Campaign) First Confederate attack against Union forces north of Atlanta fails. July 20, 1864: Battle of Rutherford's Farm: Virginia: D: Union: Confederates under Jubal Early caught by surprise and defeated. July 22, 1864: Battle of Atlanta: Georgia: B: Union (Atlanta Campaign) Sherman turns back Hood's attack east of Atlanta. July 24 ...
Just east of the Atlanta city limits at 1510 Key Rd. at Intrenchment Creek Water Plant stood a grist mill operated by William Cobb, a DeKalb County pioneer. The mill was a notable landmark in the movement of Confederate forces to the field of the Battle of Atlanta, fought July 22, 1864. [4]
Depiction of the Battle of Peachtree Creek by Adolph Metzner. During the American Civil War, the Battle of Peachtree Creek was a major battle of the Atlanta Campaign. Pace's Ferry was built across the river near the creek, and Paces Ferry Road still runs roughly parallel to the creek. Another street, Peachtree Battle Avenue, runs in a similar ...