Battle of Peach Tree Creek
The Battle of Peach Tree Creek occurred July 20, 1864 in Georgia. The Battle of Peach Tree Creek was against General George H. Thomas who became one of the leading Generals in the Atlanta Campaign after General William T. Sherman of the US Army decided to split his army into three parts to have a harsher outcome of the Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea against the Confederate territory and forces. General John B. Hood was appointed by President of the Confederate, Jefferson Davis as the new commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. Gen. Hood attacked Gen. Thomas after their army crossed at Peach Tree Creek, this was a Union victory. There were a total of 6,506 casualties (Union; 1,710 Confederate; 4,796).
Signifigance
The significance of this battle is that it was one of the first defeats in the south that started the downward spiral that the Confederate could not recover from.
Fun Facts! (:
- This was General Hoods first battle as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
- General Hood was not injured and attacked Sherman's forces again 2 days later at the Battle of Atlanta.
- General Hood originally planned to attack at Cumberland but on his way their, the army ran into General Thomas of the Union.
- General Hood was only 33 years old.
-The casualties were not all deaths, it consisted of 3 categories; the dead, the wounded, and the missing/ captured.
-More than 2/3 out of the 600,000 men who lost their lives in the civil war, died from disease not from the battle.
- General Hood was not injured and attacked Sherman's forces again 2 days later at the Battle of Atlanta.
- General Hood originally planned to attack at Cumberland but on his way their, the army ran into General Thomas of the Union.
- General Hood was only 33 years old.
-The casualties were not all deaths, it consisted of 3 categories; the dead, the wounded, and the missing/ captured.
-More than 2/3 out of the 600,000 men who lost their lives in the civil war, died from disease not from the battle.