Allatoona, GA
[Battle of Allatoona Pass - Courtesy of Wikipedia]
Date(s):
October 5, 1864
Location:
Please click on link below for map.
Allatoona, Bartow, Georgia, United States
Campaign(s):
Franklin-Nashville Campaign
[1864]
Battles in
Campaign:
Situation:
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After the fall of Atlanta,
Hood moved northward to threaten the
Western & Atlantic Railroad, Sherman’s
supply line.
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He attacked a number of minor garrisons and
damaged track during October 2-4.
Commanders:
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Union:
Brig. Gen. John M. Corse
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Confederate:
Maj. Gen. Samuel G. French
Principal Forces:
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Union:
One brigade (1,944 men)
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Confederate:
One division (approx. 2,000 men)
Description:
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Sherman sent
John M. Corse’s brigade to Allatoona just
before the Rebels attacked there.
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Maj. Gen. Samuel G.
French’s Confederate division arrived near Allatoona at sunrise
on the 5th.
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After demanding a surrender and receiving a
negative reply, French attacked.
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The Union outer line survived a sustained two and
a half hour attack, but then fell back and regrouped in an earthen “Star” fort
of Allatoona Pass.
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French
continued to attack, but the fort held.
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The Confederates began to run out of ammunition,
and reports of arriving Union reinforcements influenced them to move off and
rejoin Hood’s force.
Photo Gallery:2
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Allatoona Battlefield
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Description of Allatoona Pass
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Description of War Time Allatoona
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Clayton House
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Description of Battle of Allatoona
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Description of Battle of Allatoona
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Allatoona Battlefield Trail Map
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Demand for Surrender from Maj. Gen. French
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Memorial Site at Allatoona Pass
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Texas Monument
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Missouri Monument
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Back of Missouri Monument
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New Mississippi Monument
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New Mississippi Monument
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War Time Tennessee Wagon Road
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Allatoona Mountain Range
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Military Service Road
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4th Minnesota Regimental Headquarters
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The Deep Cut
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Federal Trenches
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Federal Trenches
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Federal Trenches
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Federal Trenches
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Federal Trenches
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Federal Trenches
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Federal Trenches
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Grave of the Unknown Hero
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Star Fort Trail
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Rowett's Redoubt
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Rowett's Redoubt
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The Star Fort
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The Confederate Withdrawal
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The Star Fort
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The Star Fort
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The Star Fort
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The Star Fort
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The Star Fort
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Classification3:
B
Casualties4:
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Union:
706
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Confederate:
799
Results:
Union Victory
Battlefield Website:
Recommended
Resources:
1 National Park
Service summary.
2 Please click on the image to
enlarge it. You may copy the images if you include the following note and link
with each image: "Courtesy of
civil-war-journeys.org."
3
Classification:
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A
- having a decisive influence on a
campaign and a direct impact on the course of the war
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B -
having a direct and decisive influence on their campaign
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C -
having observable influence on the
outcome of a campaign
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D
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having a limited influence on the
outcome of their campaign or operation but achieving or affecting important
local objectives
4 Casualties are
someone killed, injured, wounded, captured or missing.
Revised
01/02/2009 |
