Date
- August 20, 1864
Location
- Clayton County, Georgia at Lovejoy’s Station, on the Macon and Western Railroad
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick
Principal Confederate Commanders
- Brigadier General William H. Jackson
- Major General Patrick Cleburne
Union Forces Engaged
- Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick’s cavalry
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Brigadier General William H. Jackson’s Cavalry Division
- Major General Patrick Cleburne’s Infantry Division of the Army of Tennessee
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 1 Cavalry Division
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 1 Cavalry Division
Estimated Union Casualties
- 237 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 240 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Result
- Confederate victory
Significance
- Although Kilpatrick’s men destroyed some track and supplies, the Rebels repaired the damage to the line and had the railroad operational within two days.
Timeline of the Atlanta Campaign
These are the main battles and events of the Atlanta Campaign in order.
- May 7–13, 1864 — Battle of Rocky Face Ridge
- May 9, 1864 – Battle of Buzzard’s Roost
- May 13–15, 1864 — Battle of Resaca
- May 17, 1864 — Battle of Adairsville
- May 25–26, 1864 — Battle of New Hope Church
- May 26–June 1, 1864 — Battle of Dallas
- May 27, 1864 — Battle of Pickett’s Mill
- June 9–July 3, 1864 — Operations around Marietta
- June 22, 1864 — Battle of Kolb’s Farm
- June 27, 1864 — Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
- July 20, 1864 — Battle of Peachtree Creek
- July 22, 1864 — Battle of Atlanta
- July 28, 1864 — Battle of Ezra Church
- August 5–7, 1864 — Battle of Utoy Creek
- August 14–15, 1864 — Second Battle of Dalton
- August 20, 1864 — Battle of Lovejoy’s Station
- August 31–September 1, 1864 — Battle of Jonesborough