Ezra Church, west of Atlanta, Georgia

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Ezra Church, west of Atlanta, Georgia, was the site of a significant 1864 Civil War engagement during the Atlanta Campaign.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
American Civil War battle site
battle
historic site
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ezra Chapel
associatedEvent Union operations to encircle Atlanta
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignObjective capture of Atlanta by Union forces
commander John Bell Hood
Oliver O. Howard
linked to: Oliver Otis Howard

William T. Sherman
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date 1864
July 28, 1864
historicalPeriod American Civil War era
locatedIn Fulton County, Georgia
west of Atlanta, Georgia
location Ezra Church, west of Atlanta, Georgia
nearbyCity Atlanta, Georgia
linked to: Atlanta
partOf Atlanta Campaign
Sherman’s operations against Atlanta
linked to: Atlanta Campaign
result Union victory
significance site of a major 1864 engagement in the Atlanta Campaign
strategicSignificance helped cut Confederate supply and rail lines around Atlanta
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
wasSiteOf Battle of Ezra Church

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Battle of Ezra Church location Ezra Church, west of Atlanta, Georgia
Battle of Ezra Church location Ezra Church, west of Atlanta, Georgia