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BATTLE MAP | American Battlefield Trust's map of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia on June 27, 1864.
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1,000 [3] The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was fought on June 27, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the most significant frontal assault launched by Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman against the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, ending in a tactical defeat for the Union forces.
- June 27, 1864
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BATTLE MAP | American Battlefield Trust’s map of the Dead Angle at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864.
During the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston's troops line the mountain's crest to repulse the advance of Union general William T. Sherman. The battle was a victory for Johnston, who lost 1,000 troops to Sherman's 3,000.
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Georgia The Road Past Kennesaw: The 1864 Atlanta Campaign When Ulysses S. Grant assumed command of all Federal armies in March 1864, he ordered a coordinated offensive to destroy Confederate resistance and end the war. The major efforts focused on eastern Virginia and northwest Georgia. Grant accom-
A drawing depicts the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, which took place on June 27, 1864. Confederate troops, led by Joseph E. Johnston, successfully defended Kennesaw Mountain, located about twenty miles northwest of Atlanta, from the advances of Union general William T. Sherman.
