Battle of Marietta

Battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Marietta

Part of the American Civil War

Attack on the Enemy's Centre, Near Marietta, Georgia

Date	June 9, 1864– July 3, 1864
Location	Cobb County, Georgia
Result	Union victory

Belligerents

United States (Union)

CSA (Confederacy)

Commanders and leaders

William T. Sherman

Joseph E. Johnston

Leonidas Polk †

Units involved

Military Division of the Mississippi

Army of Tennessee

Casualties and losses

unknown

Atlanta Campaign

The Battle of Marietta was a series of military operations from June 9 through July 3, 1864, in Cobb County, Georgia, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Union forces, led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, encountered the Confederate Army of Tennessee, led by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, entrenched near Marietta, Georgia.

Battles

Several engagements were fought during this four-week period, including the battles of Pine Mountain (June 14), Gilgal Church (June 15), Kolb's Farm (June 22), and Kennesaw Mountain (June 27). Sherman forced Johnston to withdraw partially on June 18 to protect his supply lines, but the Union forces were not fully victorious until July 3.

Death of Lieutenant General Polk

On June 14, 1864, Confederate General Leonidas Polk, second cousin of former United States president James K. Polk was scouting enemy positions near Marietta, Georgia with his staff when he was killed in action by a Federal 3-inch (76 mm) shell at Pine Mountain.^[1] The artillery fire was initiated when Sherman spotted a cluster of Confederate officers—Polk, William J. Hardee, Johnston, and their staffs—in an exposed area. He pointed them out to Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, commander of the IV Corps, and ordered him to fire on them. The 5th Indiana Battery, commanded by Capt. Peter Simonson, obeyed the order within minutes. The first round came close and a second even closer, causing the men to disperse. The third shell struck Polk's left arm, went through the chest, and exited hitting his right arm then exploded against a tree, cutting Polk nearly in two.^[2]

References

"Battle Summary: Marrieta, GA". CWSAC Battle Summary. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-04.

^ Welsh, p. 174.
^ Smith, pp. 253-54; Foote, p. 356.

CWSAC Report Update and Resurvey: Individual Battlefield Profiles

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Battle of Gilgal Church

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