Battle of Marietta

The Battle of Marietta was a series of military operations from June 9 through July 3, 1864, in Cobb County, Georgia, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Union forces, led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, encountered the Confederate Army of Tennessee, led by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, entrenched near Marietta, Georgia.

Battle of Marietta
Part of the American Civil War

Attack on the Enemy's Centre, Near Marietta, Georgia
DateJune 9, 1864– July 3, 1864
Location
Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union) CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
William T. Sherman Joseph E. Johnston
Leonidas Polk 
Units involved
Military Division of the Mississippi Army of Tennessee
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown
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