Battle of New Hope Church

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The Battle of New Hope Church was a significant 1864 engagement in the American Civil War’s Atlanta Campaign, where Union and Confederate forces clashed in a bloody but indecisive fight in Georgia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of New Hope Church
surface form: Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America
surface form: United States (Union)
campaign Atlanta Campaign
casualtiesDescription bloody but indecisive engagement
combatant Army of Tennessee
surface form: Confederate Army of Tennessee

Union Army
commander Joseph E. Johnston
William Tecumseh Sherman
confederateCasualtiesApproximate about 350–400
ConfederateCommander Joseph E. Johnston
confederateDefensivePosition New Hope Church line
confederateGoal block Union advance on Dallas–Marietta road
confederateStrengthApproximate about 4,500–5,000 soldiers engaged initially
ConfederateSubordinateCommander John Bell Hood
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1864-05-25
endDate 1864-05-25
environment heavily wooded terrain
followedBy Battle of Dallas
surface form: Battle of Dallas (New Hope Church–Dallas line fighting)

Battle of Pickett’s Mill
frontLength approximately 4 miles
location Georgia
Paulding County, Georgia NERFINISHED
namedAfter New Hope Church
notableFeature intense close-range fighting in woods and earthworks
objective Union attempt to turn Confederate right flank
partOf Atlanta Campaign
precededBy Battle of Dallas
surface form: Battle of Dallas (1864)
presentDayNearestCommunity New Hope, Georgia
preservationStatus portions of battlefield preserved
result inconclusive
strategic Union advantage maintained
tactically inconclusive
startDate 1864-05-25
strategicContext Sherman’s advance toward Atlanta
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
typeOfEngagement infantry assault
unionCasualtiesApproximate about 1,600
UnionCommander William Tecumseh Sherman
unionGoal outflank Johnston’s army west of Allatoona Pass
unionStrengthApproximate about 16,000 soldiers
UnionSubordinateCommander George H. Thomas
John Schofield
surface form: John M. Schofield

Joseph Hooker
year 1864

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Description of subject: The Battle of New Hope Church was a significant 1864 engagement in the American Civil War’s Atlanta Campaign, where Union and Confederate forces clashed in a bloody but indecisive fight in Georgia.

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Atlanta Campaign notableBattle Battle of New Hope Church
Battle of Resaca followedBy Battle of New Hope Church
Battle of New Hope Church alsoKnownAs Battle of New Hope Church
this entity surface form: Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia
Battle of Pickett’s Mill precededBy Battle of New Hope Church
Battle of Pickett’s Mill overlookedRelativeTo Battle of New Hope Church