Battle of Peachtree Creek

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The Battle of Peachtree Creek was a major 1864 Civil War engagement near Atlanta, Georgia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during General William T. Sherman’s campaign to capture the city.

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Battle of Peachtree Creek canonical 9
Battle of Peach Tree Creek 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Peach Tree Creek ⓘ
associatedCity Atlanta ⓘ
associatedPerson William T. Sherman ⓘ
associatedWith Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Atlanta campaign ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta Campaign
campaignObjective defense of Atlanta by Confederate forces ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army of Tennessee ⓘ
linked to: Army of Tennessee

Union Army ⓘ
commander George H. Thomas ⓘ
John Bell Hood ⓘ
William T. Sherman ⓘ
commanderRole George H. Thomas commanded the Union Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
linked to: George H. Thomas

John Bell Hood commanded the Confederate Army of Tennessee ⓘ
linked to: John Bell Hood
confederateArmy Army of Tennessee ⓘ
confederateCommander John Bell Hood ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date July 20, 1864 ⓘ
endDate July 20, 1864 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Atlanta ⓘ
front Atlanta front ⓘ
location Fulton County, Georgia ⓘ
near Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ
notableFor Union forces repelling strong Confederate attacks ⓘ
first major offensive by John Bell Hood after assuming command of the Army of Tennessee ⓘ
objective defeat Union forces north of Atlanta ⓘ
partOf Atlanta campaign ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta Campaign

Sherman's Atlanta Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta Campaign

Sherman's campaign to capture Atlanta ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Kolb's Farm ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
river Peachtree Creek ⓘ
startDate July 20, 1864 ⓘ
state Georgia ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped secure Union approach to Atlanta from the north ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
timePeriod American Civil War ⓘ
unionArmy Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
unionCommander George H. Thomas ⓘ
year 1864 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlanta Campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ
Peachtree Creek → notableFor → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ
Peachtree Creek → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ
Army of the Cumberland → engagement → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ
Battle of Ezra Church → precededBy → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ
Battle of Peachtree Creek → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Peach Tree Creek ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Peachtree Creek
XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) → engagedIn → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ
Battle of Atlanta → precededBy → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ
XX Corps (Union Army) → engagement → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ
Corps in the Army of Tennessee → engagedInBattle → Battle of Peachtree Creek ⓘ