New Hope Church line

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The New Hope Church line was a fortified Confederate defensive position established during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War near New Hope Church in Georgia.

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instanceOf Confederate defensive line ⓘ
fortified defensive position ⓘ
commandedBy Joseph E. Johnston ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
controlledBy Confederate States Army ⓘ
country Confederate States of America ⓘ
currentStatus partially preserved earthworks ⓘ
frontsOn approaches between Dallas and Marietta, Georgia ⓘ
hasPart artillery positions ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ
rifle pits ⓘ
heritageDesignation Civil War historic site (state and local recognition) ⓘ
locatedIn Paulding County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
near New Hope Church, Georgia ⓘ
militaryRole delay Union advance toward Atlanta ⓘ
namedAfter New Hope Church ⓘ
near Allatoona, Georgia ⓘ
Dallas, Georgia ⓘ
opposedBy Union Army ⓘ
opposedCommander William T. Sherman ⓘ
partOf Atlanta Campaign ⓘ
Confederate defenses north and west of Atlanta ⓘ
Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
resultOf Confederate retreat from Dalton and Resaca ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Resaca
significantEvent Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ
battles along the Dallas–New Hope Church–Allatoona line ⓘ
strategicPurpose protect approaches to Atlanta from the northwest ⓘ
timePeriod May 1864 ⓘ
usedBy Army of Tennessee ⓘ
usedDuring 1864 ⓘ

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