Battle of Peachtree Creek

The Battle of Peachtree Creek was fought in Georgia on July 20, 1864, as part of the Atlanta campaign in the American Civil War. It was the first major attack by Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood since taking command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. The attack was against Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Union army, which was perched on the doorstep of Atlanta. The main armies in the conflict were the Union Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Maj. Gen. George Henry Thomas and two corps of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

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1864 Battle of Peachtree Creek

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1864 Atlanta Campaign

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1864 Battle of Marietta

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1864 Battle of Noonday Creek

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1864 Battle of Gilgal Church

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1864 Battle of Kolb's Farm

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1864 Battle of Kennesaw Mountain

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1864 Battle of Atlanta

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1864 Battle of Ezra Church

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1864 Battle of Utoy Creek

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Capt. Bailey M. Talbut, Company H, 57th Alabama Infantry

Georgia, Peach Tree Creek Battlefield - NARA - 533407

Peach Tree Creek Battlefield. (five miles from Atlanta, Ga.) 1864 - NARA - 524938

Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 20, 1864 LCCN2017646908

Union troop positions at Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 20, 1864. LOC 2007626736

Pictorial history of the great Civil War - embracing full and authentic accounts of battles by land and sea (1881) (14739807966)

Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea (1891) (14589608658)

The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14760512084)

American Valor 20Jul1864

BATTLE OF PEACHTREE CREEK

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Pace's Ferry	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Atlanta Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Marietta	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Noonday Creek	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Gilgal Church	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Kolb's Farm	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Kennesaw Mountain	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Peachtree Creek	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Atlanta	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Ezra Church	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Utoy Creek	battle	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry		Glock Inc.	organization, arms industry, subsidiary company, weapons manufacturing company	Wikidata
commons	image		Capt. Bailey M. Talbut, Company H, 57th Alabama Infantry		Commons
commons	image		Georgia, Peach Tree Creek Battlefield - NARA - 533407		Commons
commons	image		Peach Tree Creek Battlefield. (five miles from Atlanta, Ga.) 1864 - NARA - 524938		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 20, 1864 LCCN2017646908		Commons
commons	image		Union troop positions at Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 20, 1864. LOC 2007626736		Commons
commons	image		Pictorial history of the great Civil War - embracing full and authentic accounts of battles by land and sea (1881) (14739807966)		Commons
commons	image		Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea (1891) (14589608658)		Commons
commons	image		The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14760512084)		Commons
commons	image		American Valor 20Jul1864		Commons
commons	image		BATTLE OF PEACHTREE CREEK		Commons