Battle of Allatoona
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.
| 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 | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,025 | 3,276 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 706 (66 KIA, 438 WIA, 202 MIA/POW) | 897 (153 KIA, 657 WIA, 87 MIA/POW) | ||||||
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