Battle of Lovejoy's Station

Battle of Lovejoy's Station
Part of the American Civil War
DateAugust 20, 1864 (1864-08-20)
Location
Result Inconclusive, Union strategical victory
Belligerents
United States United States (Union) Confederate States of America CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
H. Judson Kilpatrick William H. Jackson
Units involved
Kilpatrick's Division Jackson's Division
Strength
1 Cavalry Division 1 Cavalry Division
Casualties and losses
237 240

The Battle of Lovejoy's Station was fought on August 20, 1864, near what is now Lovejoy, Georgia, in Clayton County, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. The two sides had arrived at something of a stalemate, with the Union army half-encircling Atlanta and the Confederate defenders staying behind their fortifications.