Battle of Allatoona
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The Battle of Allatoona, also known as the Battle of Allatoona Pass, was fought October 5, 1864, in Bartow County, Georgia, and was the first major engagement of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. A Confederate division under Maj. Gen. Samuel G. French attacked a Union garrison under Brig. Gen. John M. Corse, but was unable to dislodge it from its fortified position protecting the railroad through Allatoona Pass.
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Battle of Allatoona | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Battle of Allatoona Pass, 1897 illustration | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John M. Corse (WIA) | Samuel G. French | ||||||
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2,025[1] | 3,276[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
706 (66 KIA, 438 WIA, 202 MIA/POW)[1] | 897 (153 KIA, 657 WIA, 87 MIA/POW)[1] |
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