Second Battle of Fort McAllister
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The Second Battle of Fort McAllister took place December 13, 1864, during the final stages of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's March to the Sea during the American Civil War. Union forces overwhelmed a small Confederate force defending the strategically important Fort McAllister near Savannah, Georgia, a major Federal objective.
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Second Battle of Fort McAllister | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
A heavy gun in Fort McAllister | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | Confederate States (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
William B. Hazen | George Wayne Anderson | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
2nd Division, XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee |
Fort McAllister Garrison Emmett Rifles Clinch's Light Battery 1st Regiment, Georgia Reserves | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,000 | 120 [1] 250 [2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
134 | 71 |
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