Utoy Creek
Utoy Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River. Utoy Creek most likely was named for the Utoy Indians. The Battle of Utoy Creek The Battle of Utoy Creek was fought August 4–7, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. Major general (United States), Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Union Army, Union armies had partially encircled the city of Atlant ... was fought here in 1864. References Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state) Rivers of Fulton County, Georgia {{GeorgiaUS-river-stub ...
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Battle Of Utoy Creek
The Battle of Utoy Creek was fought August 4–7, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. Major general (United States), Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Union Army, Union armies had partially encircled the city of Atlanta, Georgia, which was being held by Confederate States of America, Confederate forces under the command of General (CSA), General John Bell Hood. Sherman had at this point adopted a strategy of attacking the railroad lines into Atlanta, hoping to cut off his enemies' supplies. This was the third direct attack on Confederate positions during the campaign and the effect of success would have ended the siege and won Atlanta on 6 August 1864. Battle After failing to envelop Hood's left flank at the Battle of Ezra Church, Sherman still wanted to extend his right flank to hit the railroad between East Point and Atlanta. He transferred Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield's XXIII Corps (ACW), XXIII Corps of the USA Army of the Ohio from his left to his r ...
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