Union Forces Commanded by: Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard
Confederate Forces Commanded by: Gen. John B. Hood
**Missing and Captured Conclusion: Union Victory | ![]() |
BATTLE SUMMARY
Though Lt. Gen. John B. Hood's savage sorties on July 20 and 22 failed to wreck a portion of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's army and drive him away from Atlanta, they did, with the help of Atlanta's strong fortifications, block the Union drives on the city from the north and east. Consequently, Sherman looked to the west.