Battle of Allatoona
| Battle of Allatoona | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Battle of Allatoona Pass, 1897 illustration | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| John M. Corse (WIA) | Samuel G. French | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,025 | 3,276 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 706 (66 KIA, 438 WIA, 202 MIA/POW) | 897 (153 KIA, 657 WIA, 87 MIA/POW) | ||||||
The Battle of Allatoona, also known as the Battle of Allatoona Pass, was fought October 5, 1864, in Bartow County, Georgia, and was the first major engagement of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. A Confederate division under Maj. Gen. Samuel G. French attacked a Union garrison under Brig. Gen. John M. Corse, but was unable to dislodge it from its fortified position protecting the railroad through Allatoona Pass.