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| Battle of New Hope Church |
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Paulding County, Georgia
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Atlanta Campaign
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Confederate victory
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After Johnston retreated to Allatoona Pass on May 19-20, Sherman decided that he would most likely pay dearly for attacking Johnston there, so he determined to move around Johnston’s left flank and steal a march toward Dallas. Johnston anticipated Sherman’s move and met the Union forces at New Hope Church. Sherman mistakenly surmised that Johnston had a token force and ordered Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker’s corps to attack. This corps was severely mauled. On the 26th, both sides en-trenched, and skirmishing continued throughout the day. Actions the next day in this area are discussed under Pickett’s Mills. (NPS summary)
| Atlanta Campaign, May-September 1864 |
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| Battles of the American Civil War: 1864 |
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| | Eastern Theater | | | | Western Theater | | | | Trans-Mississippi Theater | | | | Lower Seaboard Theater | | | | Naval | |
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