Today the Atlanta campaign continues with the Battle of Dallas, so named after the nearby community of Dallas. Union and Confederate forces entrench and probe one another’s lines. The rebels attack, twice, but are repulsed both times, suffering high casualties. The two sides then settle behind their fortifications. In the days ahead, Union General William…
The Battle of Pickett’s Mill takes place today west of Atlanta, following the Union loss in the Battle of New Hope Church. Once again, the Confederates emerge victorious in the skirmish, their most decisive victory to date in the Atlanta campaign as Union casualties number some 1,600 compared to only about 500 for the Confederacy.…
As he has done daily since early May, Union General William T. Sherman relentlessly pressures the Confederate’s Army of Tennessee, in the process drawing ever closer to the key Georgia city of Atlanta. Attempting to make an end run around Confederate General Joe Johnston‘s forces, Sherman’s troops swing wide to the left of the rebels,…