Date:
- June 14-15, 1864
Location:
- Cobb County, Georgia
Campaign:
- Atlanta Campaign
Union forces engaged:
- Geary’s White Star Division of the 20th Corps
Confederate forces engaged:
- Lieutenant General William Hardee’s Corps
- Major General Patrick Cleburne’s Division
Principal Union commander:
- Brigadier General John W. Geary
Principal Confederate commander:
- Lieutenant General William Hardee
- Major General Patrick Cleburne
Number of Union soldiers engaged:
- 15,000
Number of Confederate soldiers engaged:
- Undetermined
Union casualties:
- Over 750 soldiers (killed, wounded, captured/missing)
Confederate casualties:
- Undetermined
Result:
- Union victory
Significance:
- On June 14, 1864, Union artillery batteries shelled the Confederate position on Pine Mountain, inflicting few casualties, with the notable exception of Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk, who was killed by a Northern cannonball.