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Battle of Atlanta

Confederate Commander

Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood

Forces Engaged: 40,438

Total Casualties: 5,500

Confederate Officers

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Lieut. Gen. William J. Hardee

Maj. Gen. William B. Bate

Maj. Gen. William H. T. Walker

Maj. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne

Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Cheatham

Maj. Gen. Carter L. Stevenson

Maj. Gen. Henry D. Clayton

Maj. Gen. Gustavus W. Smith

Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler

Maj. Gen. William T. Martin

Brig. Gen. Hugh W. Mercer

Brig. Gen. Joseph H. Lewis

Brig. Gen. Jesse J. Finley

Brig. Gen. Thomas B. Smith

Brig. Gen. States Rights Gist

Brig. Gen. Mark P. Lowrey

Brig. Gen. George E. Maney

Brig. Gen. Otho F. Strahl

Brig. Gen. Alfred Cumming

Brig. Gen. Edmund W. Pettus

Brig. Gen. Alexander W. Reynolds

Brig. Gen. John C. Brown

Brig. Gen. Arthur Middleton Manigault

Brig. Gen. Randall L. Gibson

Brig. Gen. Pleasant J. Philips

Brig. Gen. Charles D. Anderson

Brig. Gen. Henry K. McCay

Brig. Gen. William Wirt Allen

Brig. Gen. Alfred Iverson

Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Fergueson

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Confederate Order of Battle

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Confederate Official Records

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July 22, 1864

Fulton and DeKalb Counties, Georgia

Union Victory

Part of the Atlanta Campaign

Battlefield Trust

The Battle of Atlanta Bald Hill, Leggett's Hill

Atlanta - Battle Map

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HistoryNet

Battle of Atlanta

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Atlanta Magazine

Redeeming the Cyclorama

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Civil War Atlas Maps

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Son of the South - Harper's Weekly

The Battle of Atlanta

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Forces Engaged: 34, 863

Total Casualties: 3,722

Union Officers

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Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson

Maj. Gen. John A. Logan

Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard

Maj. Gen. Francis P. Blair, Jr.

Maj. Gen. Greenville M. Dodge

Brig. Gen. Morgan L. Smith

Brig. Gen. Charles R. Woods

Brig. Gen. Joseph A. J. Lightburn

Brig. Gen. William Harrow

Brig. Gen. John M. Corse

Brig. Gen. Elliott W. Rice

Brig. Gen. John W. Fuller

Brig. Gen. Mortimer D. Leggett

Brig. Gen. Giles A. Smith

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Union Order of Battle

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Union Official Records

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