Battle of Ezra Church

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The Battle of Ezra Church was an 1864 American Civil War engagement near Atlanta, Georgia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during General William T. Sherman’s drive to capture the city.

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Battle of Ezra Church canonical 3
Battle of Ezra Chapel 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ezra Chapel
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignObjective capture Atlanta, Georgia
cityNearby Atlanta, Georgia
linked to: Atlanta
commander Alexander P. Stewart
John A. Logan
John Bell Hood
Oliver O. Howard
linked to: Oliver Otis Howard

Stephen D. Lee
William T. Sherman
commemoratedBy historical markers in Atlanta, Georgia
ConfederateArmy Army of Tennessee
ConfederateCasualties approximately 3,000–3,500
ConfederateCommander Alexander P. Stewart
John Bell Hood
Stephen D. Lee
ConfederateStrength approximately 20,000–23,000 soldiers
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date July 28, 1864
followedBy Battle of Utoy Creek
location Ezra Church, west of Atlanta, Georgia
Fulton County, Georgia
notableFeature fought largely in open ground without entrenchments for Union forces
notableTactic repeated frontal assaults by Confederate forces
objective defend the Union right flank west of Atlanta
prevent Confederate forces from cutting the Macon & Western Railroad
partOf Atlanta campaign
linked to: Atlanta Campaign

Sherman's Atlanta campaign
linked to: Atlanta Campaign
precededBy Battle of Peachtree Creek
relatedCommander John Bell Hood
William T. Sherman
relatedEvent Siege of Atlanta
linked to: Atlanta Campaign
result Union victory
state Georgia
strategicOutcome continued tightening of Union siege of Atlanta
tacticalOutcome Confederate attacks repulsed
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
UnionArmy Army of the Tennessee
UnionCasualties approximately 650
UnionCommander John A. Logan
Oliver O. Howard
linked to: Oliver Otis Howard

William T. Sherman
UnionStrength approximately 20,000 soldiers
year 1864

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Atlanta Campaign notableBattle Battle of Ezra Church
Battle of Ezra Church alsoKnownAs Battle of Ezra Chapel
linked to: Battle of Ezra Church
Battle of Jonesborough precededBy Battle of Ezra Church
XVI Corps (Union Army) participatedIn Battle of Ezra Church