Battle of Adairsville
The Battle of Adairsville was a part of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on May 17, 1864, just northeast of Rome, Georgia. The brief engagement was a Confederate delaying action that allowed General Joseph E. Johnston to bait a trap for the Union army at Cassville.
| Battle of Adairsville | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Three marker signs in Adairsville Cemetery, site of part of the battlefield, describe the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Confederate States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| William T. Sherman | Joseph E. Johnston | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Military Division of the Mississippi | Army of Tennessee | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,174 | 4,477 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 200 | Unknown | ||||||
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