Battle of Kolb's Farm

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The Battle of Kolb's Farm was a June 22, 1864 American Civil War engagement in the Atlanta Campaign, where Union forces under William T. Sherman repelled Confederate attacks near Marietta, Georgia.

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Battle of Kolb's Farm canonical 2
Battle of Kolb’s Farm 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Engagement at Kolb's Farm
linked to: Kolb Farm
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaign Atlanta Campaign
casualties higher Confederate casualties than Union casualties
combatant Confederate Army of Tennessee
linked to: Army of Tennessee

Union Army
commander Alexander P. Stewart
Carter L. Stevenson
Edward M. McCook
John Bell Hood
John Schofield
Joseph E. Johnston
Joseph Hooker
William Tecumseh Sherman
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date June 22, 1864
endDate June 22, 1864
followedBy Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
forcesEngaged Confederate Hood's Corps
Confederate Stevenson’s Division
Union XX Corps
Union XXIII Corps elements
linked to: Union XXIII Corps
front Sherman's advance toward Atlanta
geographicalFeature Kolb farmstead and surrounding fields and woods
historicalPeriod 1864 in the American Civil War
locatedInTime mid-1864 phase of the Atlanta Campaign
modernLocation near present-day Marietta, Georgia
objective Confederate attempt to turn the Union right flank
partOf Atlanta Campaign
place Cobb County, Georgia
near Marietta, Georgia
precededBy Battle of Kennesaw Mountain (maneuver phase leading up to)
result Union defensive victory
Union repulse of Confederate attacks
significance illustrated the futility of Confederate frontal assaults against prepared Union positions during the Atlanta Campaign
startDate June 22, 1864
state Georgia
strategicEffect Failed Confederate effort to disrupt Sherman's advance on Atlanta
tacticalOutcome Confederate frontal assaults repulsed
tacticalSituation Union forces in defensive positions
terrain rolling farmland and wooded areas
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
typeOfEngagement infantry engagement with artillery support

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Battle of Kennesaw Mountain precededBy Battle of Kolb's Farm
Kolb Farm significantEvent Battle of Kolb’s Farm
linked to: Battle of Kolb's Farm
Battle of Peachtree Creek precededBy Battle of Kolb's Farm
XX Corps (Union Army) engagement Battle of Kolb’s Farm
linked to: Battle of Kolb's Farm