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MAY 1- SEPTEMBER 8, 1864.- The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign.
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS.
May 1, 1864.- Skirmish at Stone Church.
2, 1864.- Skirmish at Lee's Cross- Roads, near Tunnel Hill.
Skirmish near Ringgold Gap.
3, 1864.- Skirmish at Catoosa Springs.
Skirmish at Red Clay.
Skirmish at Chickamauga Creek.
4, 1864.- Major Gen, Frank P. Blair, jr., assumes command of the Seventeenth Army Corps.
5, 1864.- Skirmish near Tunnel Hill.
6-7, 1864.- Skirmishes at Tunnel Hill.
7, 1864.- Skirmish at Varnell's Station.
Skirmish near Nickajack Gap.
8-11, 1864.- Demonstration against Rocky Face Ridge, with combats at Buzzard Roost or Mill Creek Gap, and Dug Gap.
8-13, 1864.- Demonstration against Resaca, with combats at Snake Creek Gap, Sugar Valley, and near Resaca.
9-13, 1864.- Demonstration against Dalton, with combats near Varnell's Station (9th and 12th) and at Dalton (13th).
13, 1864.- Skirmish at Tilton.
14-15, 1864.- Battle of Resaca.
15, 1864.- Skirmish at Armuchee Creek.
Skirmish near Rome.
16, 1864.- Skirmish near Calhoun.
Action at Rome (or Parker's) Cross- Roads.
Skirmish at Floyd's Spring.
17, 1864.- Engagement at Adairsville.
Action at Rome.
Affair at Madison Station, Ala.
18, 1864.- Skirmish at Pine Log Creek.
18-19, 1864.- Combats near KINGSTON.
Combats near Cassville.
20, 1864.- Skirmish at Etowah River, near Cartersville.
23, 1864.- Action at Stilesborough.
24, 1864.- Skirmishes at Cass Station and Cassville.
Skirmish at Burnt Hickory (or Huntsville).
Skirmish near Dallas.
25 June 5, 1864.- Operations on the line of Pumpkin Vine Creek, with combats at New Hope Church, Pickett's Mills, and other points.
26 June 1, 1864.- Combats at and about Dallas.
27, 1864.- Skirmish at Pond Springs, Ala.
29, 1864.- Action at Moulton, Ala.
9, 1864.- Skirmishes near Big Shanty and near Stilesborough.
10, 1864.- Skirmish at Calhoun.
10 July 3, 1864.- Operations about Marietta, with combats at Pine Hill, Lost Mountain, Brush Mountain, Gilgal Church, Noonday Creek, McAfee's Cross- Roads,
Kenesaw Mountain, Powder Springs, Cheney's Farm, Kolb's Farm, Olley's Creek, Nickajack Creek,
Noyes' Creek and other point.
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*Of some of the minor events noted in this Summary no circumstantial reports are on file. All such are designated in the Index.
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