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July 20-22, 1864

A battle fought during the American Civil War in Atlanta, Georgia. General William Tecumseh Sherman led Union troops against Confederate Generals James B. McPherson and John Bell Hood. Perhaps the costliest and most closely fought battle of the Atlanta campaign.

Estimated casualties: 3,700 Union troops, 7,000 Confederate troops.