Battle of Marietta

Battle of Marietta
Part of the American Civil War
Attack on the Enemy's Centre, Near Marietta, Georgia
Date June 9, 1864– July 3, 1864 Location Cobb County, Georgia Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
William T. Sherman	Joseph E. Johnston Leonidas Polk †
Units involved
Military Division of the Mississippi	Army of Tennessee
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Marietta was a series of military operations from June 9 through July 3, 1864, in Cobb County, Georgia, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Union forces, led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, encountered the Confederate Army of Tennessee, led by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, entrenched near Marietta, Georgia.