Civil War records
106 records for the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County on the Civil War map (the 1864 campaign), each with its own page and its sources.
Chronology 54
- Johnston relieved; Hood given commandJul 17, 1864 · evening4 sources
- Hood takes command; the Federals close inJul 18, 1864 · all day4 sources
- Decatur occupied; Sherman at the Powell houseJul 19, 1864 · day3 sources
- Federal crossings of Peachtree CreekJul 19, 1864 · day3 sources
- Battle of Peachtree CreekJul 20, 1864 · about 3:30–6 p.m.4 sources
- East of the city: Gresham wounded, Wheeler holds the bald hillJul 20, 1864 · afternoon3 sources
- First shells fall on AtlantaJul 20, 1864 · about 1 p.m.3 sources
- Hood pulls back; Hardee's night march beginsJul 21, 1864 · after dark4 sources
- Leggett's division takes the bald hillJul 21, 1864 · about sunrise1 source
- Battle of DecaturJul 22, 1864 · about 1–4 p.m.3 sources
- Both sides of the works at Leggett's HillJul 22, 1864 · about 2 p.m. to dark3 sources
- Cheatham's corps attacks along the Georgia RailroadJul 22, 1864 · 3:30 p.m.4 sources
- Cleburne and Maney roll up the XVII Corps flankJul 22, 1864 · about 1 p.m.4 sources
- Counterattack restores the XV Corps lineJul 22, 1864 · about 4:30–5 p.m.4 sources
- McPherson killedJul 22, 1864 · about 2 p.m.4 sources
- The halt at Cobb's MillJul 22, 1864 · dawn to 11:40 a.m.4 sources
- Walker killed; Walker's and Bate's divisions strike the XVI CorpsJul 22, 1864 · about noon4 sources
- Truce and burialsJul 23, 1864 · day2 sources
- Garrard returns from CovingtonJul 24, 1864 · day1 source
- East-side lines held; Stevens diesJul 25, 1864 · day3 sources
- The Army of the Tennessee pulls outJul 26, 1864 · night2 sources
- Howard takes command; Stoneman rides from Decatur; Lee moves westJul 27, 1864 · day4 sources
- Battle of Ezra ChurchJul 28, 1864 · about noon to 5 p.m.; withdrawal 10 p.m.4 sources
- Morgan's errant column; Garrard at Flat RockJul 28, 1864 · day2 sources
- The cavalry raids fail (off the map)Jul 31, 1864 · morning (July 29–31)3 sources
- The Confederate exterior line begunAug 1, 1864 · about Aug 13 sources
- Schofield shifts to the far rightAug 2, 1864 · Aug 2–33 sources
- Utoy Creek crossedAug 4, 1864 · day3 sources
- Regulars force the North Utoy crossingAug 5, 1864 · day3 sources
- Battle of Utoy CreekAug 6, 1864 · 8:30 a.m. to about 6 p.m.4 sources
- The Federals entrench before the East Point lineAug 7, 1864 · day3 sources
- The heaviest bombardmentAug 9, 1864 · all day2 sources
- Siege guns open on the cityAug 10, 1864 · from about Aug 102 sources
- Siege routine; civilian deathsAug 11, 1864 · Aug 11–173 sources
- Kilpatrick's raid (off the map)Aug 19, 1864 · Aug 18–212 sources
- Kilpatrick returns by Lithonia to DecaturAug 22, 1864 · 2 p.m.2 sources
- The siege is liftedAug 25, 1864 · night3 sources
- March to the railroads; attack at Pace's FerryAug 26, 1864 · day; noon at Pace's Ferry3 sources
- The West Point railroad wreckedAug 29, 1864 · Aug 27–292 sources
- Hardee's extended line; the move to JonesboroAug 30, 1864 · day and night1 source
- Jonesboro, first day (off the map)Aug 31, 1864 · afternoon2 sources
- Evacuation and the ordnance trainSep 1, 1864 · from about 5 p.m. into early Sept 24 sources
- Jonesboro, second day (off the map)Sep 1, 1864 · afternoon3 sources
- Surrender of AtlantaSep 2, 1864 · late morning to after noon3 sources
- Sherman proposes removing the populationSep 7, 1864 · day3 sources
- Special Field Orders No. 67: civilians ordered outSep 8, 1864 · day3 sources
- The Rough and Ready truce (added)Sep 12, 1864 · Sept 10–213 sources
- Special Field Orders No. 120 (off the map)Nov 9, 1864 · day3 sources
- The unauthorized burning beginsNov 11, 1864 · night2 sources
- Poe's engineers begin the demolitionNov 12, 1864 · day2 sources
- The army gathers at AtlantaNov 14, 1864 · day2 sources
- Atlanta burned; the March to the Sea beginsNov 15, 1864 · day and night4 sources
- XX Corps marches by Stone MountainNov 15, 1864 · evening2 sources
- Sherman leaves AtlantaNov 16, 1864 · about 7 a.m.2 sources
Battles 4
Battle action 16
- Attack from the west on Leggett's HillJuly 22, 1864, afternoon to dark2 sources
- Baker's brigade against Woods on CopenhillJuly 22, 18641 source
- Bate against Rice's brigadeJuly 22, 1864, early afternoon1 sourceSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Bate's division crosses Terry's mill pondJuly 22, 1864, about noon1 source
- Benton's and Coltart's brigades break Harrow's lineJuly 22, 18641 source
- Brown's and Clayton's divisions step offJuly 22, 1864, 3:30 p.m.1 source
- Brown's division attacks Logan's rightJuly 28, 1864, about noon2 sources
- Cleburne strikes the hook at GlenwoodJuly 22, 1864, about 1 p.m.2 sources
- Cleburne's and Maney's divisions deploy on Flat Shoals RdJuly 22, 1864, late morning1 source
- Disputed Passage: Dilworth's crossingJuly 19, 18641 source
- Hascall's flank attack across South Utoy CreekAugust 6, 1864, from 11:30 a.m.2 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Morrill's brigade and the recovery of McPherson's bodyJuly 22, 1864, about noon to 2:30 p.m.2 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Stewart wounded at Ezra ChurchJuly 28, 1864, afternoon2 sources
- The 33rd New Jersey's hillJuly 20, 18643 sources
- The gap in the Federal line (129th Illinois)July 20, 18642 sources
- The railroad cut: Manigault's breakthroughJuly 22, 1864, late afternoon3 sources
Burial 2
Camp 5
- Army of the Ohio camps at DecaturSeptember 18642 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Army of the Tennessee camps at East PointSeptember 18642 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- City Hall square: provost-guard camp and evacuation noticesSeptember–November 18643 sources
- IV Corps lines at BuckheadJuly 18–19, 18641 source
- XX Corps camp on the Pace's Ferry roadJuly 18–19, 18641 source
Cavalry 2
Civilians 2
Fort or battery 3
- Stevenson's sector of the outer lineJuly 18–21, 18642 sources
- Thomas's guns at the Peachtree Rd crossingJuly 20, 18643 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- XX Corps bridgehead works at Pace's Ferry (Ireland's brigade)August 25 – September 2, 18643 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
Headquarters 5
- Cleburne's headquarters (Archibald Whitehead house)July 10–18, 18641 sourceSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Cox's headquarters (Joseph Willis House)August 18643 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Leyden House: Thomas's headquartersSeptember 18642 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Logan's headquarters and Army of the Tennessee camp (Judge Wilson plantation)August 26, 18643 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Stewart's headquarters (Ira R. Foster house)July 16–21, 18641 sourceSources partly disagree or are secondary