Historical Events
- 1864-05-01 Atlanta campaign in Georgia begins during US Civil War
- 1864-05-05 Atlanta Campaign: 5 days fighting begins at Rocky Face Ridge
Sherman Begins Atlanta Advance
1864-05-06 US Civil War: Union Army General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign
- 1864-05-08 Atlanta Campaign: Severe fighting near Dalton
- 1864-05-13 -16] Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Resaca, Georgia
- 1864-05-16 Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Resaca, ends (since May 13)
- 1864-05-26 Battle of Dallas, begins near Paulding County, Georgia (Atlanta Campaign), Union victory (US Civil War)
- 1864-06-27 Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia: Colonel Sherman makes unsuccessful frontal attack on Confederate defensive lin
- 1864-07-05 Battle at Chattahoochee River, Georgia (Skirmish at Pace's Ferry) fought during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War
- 1864-07-20 Battle of Peachtree Creek-Atlanta Campaign
- 1864-07-22 Battle of Atlanta: General Sherman's Union side defeats Confederate troops under General Hood, with 8,449 Confederate and 3,641 US casualties
- 1864-08-31 Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia, 1900 casualties
- 1864-09-02 US Civil War: Union General William T. Sherman captures and occupy Atlanta, Georgia, ending the Atlanta Campaign [1]
- 1864-11-15 Union Major General Sherman leaves Atlanta on his "March to the Sea"
Famous Deaths
- 1864-07-22 William H. T. Walker, American Major General (Confederate Army), killed in action at 47 during the Atlanta Campaign
John Hunt Morgan
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Ambrose Burnside
Grenville M. Dodge
Ulysses S. Grant