Date
- July 20, 1864
Location
- Fulton County, near Atlanta, Georgia
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General William T. Sherman
- Major General George H. Thomas
Principal Confederate Commanders
- General John B. Hood
Union Forces Engaged
- Army of the Cumberland
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Army of Tennessee
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 21,655
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 20,250
Estimated Union Casualties
- 1,700 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 5,000 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Result
- Union victory
Timeline of the Battle of Peachtree Creek
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 14, 1864 — Battle of Pine Mountain
- June 15, 1864 — Battle of Gilgal Church
- 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