Battle of Rocky Face Ridge
The Battle of Rocky Face Ridge was fought May 7–13, 1864, in Whitfield County, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union army was led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and the Confederate army by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. Confederates were forced to evacuate their strong position due to a Union flanking movement.
| Battle of Rocky Face Ridge | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Plaque memorializing action at Rocky Face Ridge | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 837 | 600 | ||||||
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