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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.
The Atlanta campaign followed the Union victory in the Battles for Chattanooga in November 1863; Chattanooga was known as the "Gateway to the South", and its capture opened that gateway.
The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign. [1] This order of battle covers the period of May 7 – July 17, 1864.
The order of battle for the Atlanta campaign includes: for the period of May 7 – July 17, 1864: Atlanta campaign order of battle: First phase, Confederate; Atlanta campaign order of battle: First phase, Union; for the period July 17 – September 8, 1864: Atlanta campaign order of battle: Second phase, Confederate
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign. [1] This order of battle covers the period of May 7 – July 17, 1864.
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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.
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