Battle of Picketts Mill - near Dallas, GA.
N 33° 58.455 W 084° 46.221
16S E 705985 N 3761541
Sherman lost 3000 men at Pickett's Mill on Friday, May 27, 1864. This was his worst defeat along with the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the whole campaign for Atlanta. This area was called, "The Hell Hole", by Sherman's troops.
Waymark Code: WM493X
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2008
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On May 27, 1864 Sherman sent Gen. Oliver Howard's Divisions to attack Johnston's right flank. Instead they ran right into Gen. Granbury's Texas Brigade of Gen. Patrick Cleburne's Division near Pickett's Mill. The union troops advanced up a long slope toward the confederate lines where there was a large salient. Confederate cavalry shot at them from the left flank across Pumpkinvine Creek. They were literally slaughtered with bullets coming from three different directions at point blank range. Gen. Cleburne estimated the union dead on the field to be 3,000. Sherman completely left out any mention of this battle in his military memoirs after the war because he was so ashamed. The best facts about this battlefield are the terrain remains unchanged and the same dirt roads used by the Confederate troops in 1864 still exist. Most pristine Civil War battlefield in the Southeast.
Name of Battle:
The Battle of Pickett's Mill
Name of War: The American Civil War
Entrance Fee: 3.00 (listed in local currency)
Parking: N 33° 58.465 W 084° 46.252
Date(s) of Battle (Beginning): 05/27/1864
Date of Battle (End): 05/27/1864
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