Battle of Adairsville

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The Battle of Adairsville was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Georgia during Union General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, marked by maneuvering rather than a large-scale, decisive clash.

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Battle of Adairsville canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Adairsville engagement
linked to: Adairsville
belligerent Confederate Army of Tennessee
linked to: Army of Tennessee

Union Army
campaign Atlanta Campaign
characterizedBy limited direct engagement
maneuver warfare
combatant Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
commandedBy Joseph E. Johnston
William Tecumseh Sherman
ConfederateCommander John Bell Hood
Joseph E. Johnston
William J. Hardee
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date 1864-05-17
endDate 1864-05-17
followedBy Battle of Cassville
Battle of New Hope Church
front Western Front of the American Civil War
hasCommanderSide Confederacy
Union
involvesUnit Army of Tennessee (Confederate)
linked to: Army of Tennessee

Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Ohio
Army of the Tennessee (Union)
location Adairsville, Georgia
linked to: Adairsville

Bartow County, Georgia NERFINISHED
notableFor absence of large-scale decisive clash
continued Confederate retreat toward Cassville and Atlanta
partOf Atlanta Campaign
Sherman’s advance toward Atlanta
linked to: Atlanta Campaign
precededBy Battle of Resaca
primaryObjective Confederate attempt to find favorable defensive ground
Union attempt to outflank Confederate Army of Tennessee
result Confederate withdrawal
Inconclusive
Union strategic advantage maintained
startDate 1864-05-17
state Georgia
strategicOutcome Union forces continued south toward Atlanta
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
UnionCommander George H. Thomas
James B. McPherson
John M. Schofield
linked to: John Schofield

William Tecumseh Sherman
year 1864

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Battle of Resaca followedBy Battle of Adairsville
Battle of Resaca followedBy Battle of Adairsville
subject linked to: Resaca, Battle of