Battle of Rome Cross Roads

Battle of Rome Cross Roads
Part of the American Civil War
Date May 16, 1864 (1864-05-16) – May 17, 1864 (1864-05-17) (1 day) Location Gordon County, Georgia near Calhoun, Georgia 34.533017, -84.936400 Result Inconclusive; Successful Confederate delaying action
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Grenville M. Dodge	William J. Hardee
Units involved
Army of the Tennessee	Army of Tennessee

The Battle of Rome Cross Roads, also known as Battle of Rome Crossroads, Skirmish at Rome Crossroads, or Action at Rome Cross-Roads^[1] was part of the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. It was fought in Gordon County, Georgia, a short distance west of Calhoun, Georgia, on May 16, 1864. The battle was a limited engagement between Union Army units of the Army of the Tennessee and Confederate States Army units of the Army of Tennessee in the aftermath of the Battle of Resaca, Georgia.

The Battle of Rome Cross Roads ended inconclusively with the Confederate Army units withdrawing. However, the Confederate force achieved the tactical objective of delaying Union Army pursuit. This allowed the Confederate wagon train and separated units of the Confederate force to reach the rendezvous point of Adairsville, Georgia, without being overtaken and attacked by Union forces after the Confederates had withdrawn from their defenses around Resaca, Georgia.