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| Continued Battle Description and Results |
Hood had not defeated them, but he had kept them away from the city.
Sherman now decided to attack from the west. He ordered the Army of the Tennessee, commanded by Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard, to move from the left wing to the right and cut Hood’s last railroad supply line between East Point and Atlanta.
Hood foresaw such a maneuver and determined to send the two corps of Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Lee and Lt. Gen. Alexander P. Stewart to intercept and destroy the Union force. Thus, on the afternoon of July 28, the Rebels assaulted Howard at Ezra Church.
Howard had anticipated such a thrust, entrenched one of his corps in the Confederates’ path, and repulsed the determined attack, inflicting numerous casualties. Howard, however, failed to cut the railroad.
Results: Union victory |
| General Information |
 Other Names: Battle of the Poor House
Location: Fulton County
Campaign: Atlanta Campaign (1864)
Date: July 28, 1864
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard [US]; Gen. John B. Hood [CS]
Forces Engaged: Army of the Tennessee [US]; two corps of Army of Tennessee [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 3,562 total (US 562; CS 3,000) |
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