The Battle of Atlanta

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:affects Boosted Northern morale
Helped secure Lincoln's re-election
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Fall_of_Atlanta
gptkbp:casualties Total casualties approximately 12,140
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:date July 22, 1864
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Jonesborough
gptkbp:fought_against July 20, 1864 and July 22, 1864
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Atlanta Campaign
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:David_Hunter
gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Stephen_D._Lee
gptkb:Franklin_Gardner
gptkb:William_H._T._Walker
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:James_B._Mc_Pherson
gptkb:Carter_L._Stevenson
gptkb:Lafayette_Mc_Laws
gptkb:Edwin_M._Stanton
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_C._Brown
gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:Richard_Taylor
gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:John_B._Hood
gptkb:William_S._Rosecrans
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkb:Benjamin_Cheatham
gptkb:Alexander_P._Stewart
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:historical_significance Influenced the outcome of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of Atlanta
gptkbp:involved Cavalry warfare
Infantry warfare
Artillery warfare
gptkbp:location gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia
gptkb:Fulton_County,_Georgia
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Ezra_Church
gptkb:Siege_of_Atlanta
Destruction of railroads
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Peachtree_Creek
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for the Union
gptkbp:strategic_goals Control of Atlanta
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kara_Walker
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4