Allatoona, GA

[Battle of Allatoona Pass - Courtesy of Wikipedia]

Date(s): October 5, 1864

Location: Please click on link below for map.

Campaign: Franklin-Nashville Campaign [1864]

Battles in Campaign:

• Allatoona, GA - October 5, 1864 B

• Decatur, AL - October 26-29, 1864 C¹  

• Johnsonville, TN - November 4-5, 1864 B

• Columbia, TN - November 24 [24-29], 1864 C¹

• Spring Hill, TN - November 29, 1864 B

• Franklin, TN - November 30, 1864 A

• Murfreesboro, TN II - December 5-7, 1864 D¹

• Nashville, TN - December 15-16, 1864 A

Situation:

• After the fall of Atlanta, Hood moved northward to threaten the Western & Atlantic Railroad, Sherman’s supply line.

• He attacked a number of minor garrisons and damaged track during October 2-4.

Commanders:

• Union: Brig. Gen. John M. Corse

• Confederate: Maj. Gen. Samuel G. French

Principal Forces:

• Union: One brigade (1,944 men)

• Confederate: One division (approx. 2,000 men)

Description:

• Sherman sent John M. Corse’s brigade to Allatoona just before the Rebels attacked there.

• Maj. Gen. Samuel G. French’s Confederate division arrived near Allatoona at sunrise on the 5th.

• After demanding a surrender and receiving a negative reply, French attacked.

• 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.

• French continued to attack, but the fort held.

• 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

Allatoona Battlefield	Description of Allatoona Pass	Description of War Time Allatoona	Clayton House
Description of Battle of Allatoona	Description of Battle of Allatoona	Allatoona Battlefield Trail Map	Demand for Surrender from Maj. Gen. French
	Memorial Site at Allatoona Pass	Texas Monument	Missouri Monument
Back of Missouri Monument	New Mississippi Monument	New Mississippi Monument	War Time Tennessee Wagon Road
	Allatoona Mountain Range	Military Service Road	4th Minnesota Regimental Headquarters
	The Deep Cut		Federal Trenches
Federal Trenches	Federal Trenches	Federal Trenches	Federal Trenches
Federal Trenches	Federal Trenches		Grave of the Unknown Hero
Star Fort Trail		Rowett's Redoubt	Rowett's Redoubt
The Star Fort	The Confederate Withdrawal	The Star Fort	The Star Fort
The Star Fort	The Star Fort	The Star Fort

Classification³: B

Casualties⁴:

• Union: 706

• Confederate: 799

Results:  Union Victory

Battlefield Website:

• The Battle of Allatoona Pass

• Allatoona Pass - Civil War Virtual Tours

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:

• A - having a decisive influence on a campaign and a direct impact on the course of the war

• B - having a direct and decisive influence on their campaign

• C - having observable influence on the outcome of a campaign

• D - 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 08/23/2011