Battle of New Hope Church

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The Battle of New Hope Church was a significant 1864 engagement in the American Civil War’s Atlanta Campaign, where Union and Confederate forces clashed in a bloody but indecisive fight in Georgia.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Atlanta Campaign ⓘ
casualtiesDescription bloody but indecisive engagement ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army of Tennessee ⓘ
linked to: Army of Tennessee

Union Army ⓘ
commander Joseph E. Johnston ⓘ
William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
confederateCasualtiesApproximate about 350–400 ⓘ
ConfederateCommander Joseph E. Johnston ⓘ
confederateDefensivePosition New Hope Church line ⓘ
confederateGoal block Union advance on Dallas–Marietta road ⓘ
confederateStrengthApproximate about 4,500–5,000 soldiers engaged initially ⓘ
ConfederateSubordinateCommander John Bell Hood ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1864-05-25 ⓘ
endDate 1864-05-25 ⓘ
environment heavily wooded terrain ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Dallas (New Hope Church–Dallas line fighting) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dallas

Battle of Pickett’s Mill ⓘ
frontLength approximately 4 miles ⓘ
location Georgia ⓘ
Paulding County, Georgia ⓘ
namedAfter New Hope Church ⓘ
notableFeature intense close-range fighting in woods and earthworks ⓘ
objective Union attempt to turn Confederate right flank ⓘ
partOf Atlanta Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Dallas (1864) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dallas
presentDayNearestCommunity New Hope, Georgia ⓘ
preservationStatus portions of battlefield preserved ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
strategic Union advantage maintained ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ
startDate 1864-05-25 ⓘ
strategicContext Sherman’s advance toward Atlanta ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement infantry assault ⓘ
unionCasualtiesApproximate about 1,600 ⓘ
UnionCommander William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
unionGoal outflank Johnston’s army west of Allatoona Pass ⓘ
unionStrengthApproximate about 16,000 soldiers ⓘ
UnionSubordinateCommander George H. Thomas ⓘ
John M. Schofield ⓘ
linked to: John Schofield

Joseph Hooker ⓘ
year 1864 ⓘ

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Atlanta Campaign → notableBattle → Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ
Battle of Resaca → followedBy → Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ
Battle of New Hope Church → alsoKnownAs → Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Battle of New Hope Church
Battle of Pickett’s Mill → precededBy → Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ
Battle of Pickett’s Mill → overlookedRelativeTo → Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ
XX Corps (Union Army) → engagement → Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ
New Hope Church line → significantEvent → Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ
New Hope Church → namesakeOf → Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ
New Hope Church → associatedWithEvent → Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ
Battle of Dallas → precededBy → Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ
New Hope, Georgia → knownFor → Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ
Battle of Adairsville → followedBy → Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ