Battle of Peachtree Creek

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American Civil War battle battle

The Battle of Peachtree Creek was a major 1864 Civil War engagement near Atlanta, Georgia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during General William T. Sherman’s campaign to capture the city.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Peachtree Creek canonical	5
Battle of Peach Tree Creek	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ surface form: Battle of Peach Tree Creek
associatedCity	Atlanta ⓘ
associatedPerson	William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ surface form: William T. Sherman
associatedWith	Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States (Union)
campaign	Atlanta Campaign ⓘ surface form: Atlanta campaign
campaignObjective	defense of Atlanta by Confederate forces ⓘ
combatant	Army of Tennessee ⓘ surface form: Confederate Army of Tennessee Union Army ⓘ
commander	George H. Thomas ⓘ John Bell Hood ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ surface form: William T. Sherman
commanderRole	George H. Thomas ⓘ surface form: George H. Thomas commanded the Union Army of the Cumberland John Bell Hood ⓘ surface form: John Bell Hood commanded the Confederate Army of Tennessee
confederateArmy	Army of Tennessee ⓘ
confederateCommander	John Bell Hood ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	July 20, 1864 ⓘ
endDate	July 20, 1864 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Atlanta ⓘ
front	Atlanta front ⓘ
location	Fulton County, Georgia ⓘ near Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ
notableFor	Union forces repelling strong Confederate attacks ⓘ first major offensive by John Bell Hood after assuming command of the Army of Tennessee ⓘ
objective	defeat Union forces north of Atlanta ⓘ
partOf	Atlanta Campaign ⓘ surface form: Atlanta campaign Atlanta Campaign ⓘ surface form: Sherman's Atlanta Campaign Sherman's campaign to capture Atlanta ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Kolb's Farm ⓘ
result	Union victory ⓘ
river	Peachtree Creek ⓘ
startDate	July 20, 1864 ⓘ
state	Georgia ⓘ
strategicSignificance	helped secure Union approach to Atlanta from the north ⓘ
theater	Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
timePeriod	American Civil War ⓘ
unionArmy	Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
unionCommander	George H. Thomas ⓘ
year	1864 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlanta Campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ

Peachtree Creek → notableFor → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ

Peachtree Creek → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ

Army of the Cumberland → engagement → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ

Battle of Ezra Church → precededBy → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ

Battle of Peachtree Creek → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Peach Tree Creek