Battle of Rocky Face Ridge

Battle of Rocky Face Ridge
Part of the American Civil War

Plaque memorializing action at Rocky Face Ridge
DateMay 7, 1864 (1864-05-07)–May 13, 1864 (1864-05-13)[1]
(6 days)
Location
Whitfield County, Georgia
34°44′28″N 85°00′56″W / 34.74105°N 85.01568°W / 34.74105; -85.01568
Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States United States Confederate States of America Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
William T. Sherman Joseph E. Johnston
Units involved
Military Division of the Mississippi Army of Tennessee
Casualties and losses
837[2] 600[2]

The Battle of Rocky Face Ridge was fought May 7–13, 1864, in Whitfield County, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union army was led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and the Confederate army by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Confederates were forced to evacuate their strong position due to a Union flanking movement.

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  2. ^ a b "The American Civil War in Georgia". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2012-07-20.