Battle of Allatoona

Battle of Allatoona

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Allatoona


caption=
partof=the American Civil War
date=October 5, 1864
place=Bartow County, Georgia
result=Union victory
combatant1= flagicon|USA|1863 United States (Union)
combatant2= flagicon|CSA|1863 CSA (Confederacy)
commander1=John M. Corse
commander2=Samuel G. French
strength1=Allatoona Garrison;
4th Division, XV Corps (1,944)
strength2=French's Division (2,000)
casualties1=706
casualties2=799

The Battle of Allatoona, also known as Allatoona Pass, was fought October 5, 1864, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War.

After the fall of Atlanta, Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood moved the Confederate Army of Tennessee northward to threaten the Western and Atlantic Railroad, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's supply line. Along the way he attacked a number of minor garrisons and damaged track from October 2 to October 4. Sherman sent a reinforcement brigade to Allatoona commanded by Brig. Gen. John M. Corse before the southern army arrived. The saying "" originated from Sherman's instructions to General Corse prior to the battle.

Maj. Gen. Samuel G. French's Confederate division arrived near Allatoona at sunrise on October 5. After demanding a surrender and receiving a negative reply, French attacked. The Union line survived a sustained two and a half hour attack, but then fell back and regrouped in an earthen star fort on top of Allatoona Pass. General French repeatedly attacked the position, but the fort held. The Confederates began to run low on ammunition, and reports of arriving Union reinforcements influenced them to move off and rejoin Hood’s force.

See also

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References

* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ga023.htm National Park Service battle description]
* [http://ngeorgia.com/history/allapass.html About North Georgia's detailed description of the battle]


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