Date
- May 27, 1864
Location
- Paulding County, Georgia
Campaign
Principal Union Commanders
- Major General William T. Sherman (overall)
- Major General Oliver Otis Howard
Principal Confederate Commanders
- General Joseph E. Johnston (overall)
- Major General Patrick R. Cleburne
- Brigadier General John H. Kelly
Union forces Engaged
- 4th Army Corps
Confederate Forces Engaged
- Cleburne’s Division, Kelly’s Brigade (Army of Tennessee)
Number of Union Soldiers Engaged
- Roughly 14,000
Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged
- Undetermined
Estimated Union Casualties
- 1,600 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Estimated Confederate Casualties
- 500 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Result
- Confederate victory
Significance
- Over 700 Union soldiers were killed at the Battle of Pickett’s Mill.
- Celebrated author Ambrose Bierce, who fought for the Union at the Battle of Pickett’s Mill, criticized William T. Sherman after the war for ignoring the battle in his memoirs.
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 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