Battle of Utoy Creek

Battle of Utoy Creek
Part of the American Civil War
Date August 5, 1864 (1864-08-05)–August 7, 1864 (1864-08-07) Location Fulton County, Georgia Result Inconclusive[1]
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
William T. Sherman John M. Schofield John Palmer	John Bell Hood Stephen D. Lee William B. Bate
Units involved
XXIII Corps XIV Corps	Army of Tennessee
Casualties and losses
850	345

The Battle of Utoy Creek was fought August 4–7, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Union armies had partially encircled the city of Atlanta, Georgia, which was being held by Confederate forces under the command of General John Bell Hood. Sherman had at this point adopted a strategy of attacking the railroad lines into Atlanta, hoping to cut off his enemies' supplies. This was the third direct attack on Confederate positions during the campaign and the effect of success would have ended the siege and won Atlanta on 6 August 1864.