On June 27, 1864, Major General William T. Sherman's led his troops on an assault against Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's army at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. Sherman assumed that Johnston had spread his line too thin. He was wrong as the defenders had dug themselves in. The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain resulted in a Confederate victory and of the 4,000 casualties, 3,000 were Union soldiers.
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