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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Adairsville canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Adairsville engagement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate Army of Tennessee
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Atlanta Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
limited direct engagement
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maneuver warfare ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Joseph E. Johnston
NERFINISHED
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William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander |
John Bell Hood
NERFINISHED
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Joseph E. Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ William J. Hardee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1864-05-17 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1864-05-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Cassville
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Battle of New Hope Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Front of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommanderSide |
Confederacy
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Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesUnit |
Army of Tennessee (Confederate)
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Army of the Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ Army of the Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Army of the Tennessee (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Adairsville, Georgia
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Bartow County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
absence of large-scale decisive clash
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continued Confederate retreat toward Cassville and Atlanta ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlanta Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Sherman’s advance toward Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Resaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
Confederate attempt to find favorable defensive ground
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Union attempt to outflank Confederate Army of Tennessee ⓘ |
| result |
Confederate withdrawal
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionCommander |
George H. Thomas
NERFINISHED
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James B. McPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ John M. Schofield NERFINISHED ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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