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Confederate cavalry, commanded by Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler raided northern Georgia to disrupt William T. Sherman's supply lines and destroy the railroad track, hoping to force Sherman to retreat from the state. On August 14, Wheeler demanded the surrender of the Union garrison at Dalton, Georgia, commanded by Colonel Bernard Laiboldt. Laiboldt ...
- Prelude to The Battle
- Wheeler Threatens Sherman’s Supply Lines at Dalton
- Aftermath of The Battle
Federal Breakout from Chattanooga
In late November 1863, Union forces commanded by Major General Ulysses S. Grant successfully lifted Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston’s siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Union victories at the Battle of Lookout Mountain (November 24) and the Battle of Missionary Ridge(November 25) forced Johnston to withdraw thirty miles south near Dalton, Georgia.
Grant’s Umbrella Strategy
After the Federal breakout from Chattanooga, President Abraham Lincoln promoted Grant to the special rank of Lieutenant General and placed him in command of all Union armies. Grant moved his headquarters to Washington, leaving his trusted subordinate, Major General William T. Sherman, in command of federal operations in the western theater. Grant’s primary military strategy was a coordinated effort to attack and defeat the two main Confederate armies in the field, Robert E. Lee and the Army o...
Sherman Moves into Georgia
On May 5, 1864, Grant launched his Overland Campaign against Lee in Virginia. Two days later, Sherman led three armies, the Army of the Tennessee, commanded by Major General James B. McPherson; the Army of the Ohio, commanded by Major General John M. Schofield; and the Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Major General George H. Thomas, out of Tennessee in pursuit of Johnston’s army in northern Georgia.
Desperate to break the siege, Hood sent Major General Joseph Wheeler’scavalry to northern Georgia to destroy railroad tracks and disrupt Sherman’s supply lines. On August 15, Wheeler approached the town of Dalton and demanded the surrender of the Union garrison. The Northern commander, Colonel Bernard Laibolt, refused to surrender. Wheeler attacked...
The number of casualties at the Second Battle of Daltonis unknown. However, the battle was a Union victory, as Wheeler failed to cut the railroad supplying Sherman’s forces surrounding Atlanta.
- Harry Searles
Mar 17, 2024 · May 25–26, 1864 — Battle of New Hope Church. May 26–June 1, 1864 — Battle of Dallas. May 27, 1864 — Battle of Pickett’s Mill. June 9–July 3, 1864 — Operations around Marietta. June 14, 1864 — Battle of Pine Mountain. June 15, 1864 — Battle of Gilgal Church. June 22, 1864 — Battle of Kolb’s Farm.
- Harry Searles
In Winter Quarters at Dalton, GA, 1863-64. Confederate soldier Frank S. Roberts of the 2nd Georgia's account of a winter spent in Georgia. Our brigade, Gen. John K. Jackson's, Maj. Gen. William H. T. Walker's division, Lieut. Gen. William ]. Hardee's corps, was encamped about two miles east of Dalton on a slightly elevated plateau sloping ...
The Civil War. During The Great Locomotive Chase (April 12, 1862) the General quickly passes through Dalton. A few moments later the Texas slows as it approaches the depot and drops Edward Henderson off. The 18-year-old Dalton telegraph operator then sends a message to General Ledbetter in Chattanooga informing him of the approaching spies.
American Civil WarAugust 14-15, 1864. CSA Major General Joseph Wheeler and his cavalry raided into North Georgia to destroy railroad tracks and supplies. They approached Dalton in the late afternoon of August 14 and demanded the surrender of the garrison. The Union commander, Colonel Bernard Laibolt, refused to surrender and fighting ensued.
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Sep 25, 2009 · The legislature carved Whitfield County out of Murray County in 1851, and soon thereafter Dalton became the county seat. Civil War and Reconstruction. In January 1861 Georgia seceded from the Union, and in April the Civil War (1861-65) began. In 1863 the Confederate defeat in the “Battle above the Clouds” in Chattanooga brought the ...
