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Skirmish, Pace's Ferry

1864
Georgia
Era
Civil War
Year
1864
Location
Georgia
Status
Verified engagement
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Skirmish, Pace's Ferry was a Civil War engagement fought in Georgia, 1864.

The Skirmish at Pace's Ferry was an engagement fought on July 5, 1864, near Pace's Ferry, Atlanta, Georgia, during the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War. Union troops of Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard seized a key pontoon bridge over the Chattahoochee River, enabling Federal troops to continue their offensive to capture the important rail and supply center of Atlanta.

Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's army had steadily advanced towards Atlanta in the spring and summer of 1864, fighting a series of battles against the Confederate Army of Joseph E. Johnston. Sherman continually flanked the Confederate positions and slipped ever closer to his goal. Howard's IV Corps pursued the…

Forces engaged
Union: INDIANA--6th Infantry. KENTUCKY--5th, 6th and 23rd Infantry. OHIO--1st, 41st and; Confederate not detailed
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The Skirmish at Pace's Ferry was an engagement fought on July 5, 1864, near Pace's Ferry, Atlanta, Georgia, during the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War. Union troops of Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard seized a key pontoon bridge over the Chattahoochee River, enabling Federal troops to continue
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