| Battle of Marietta | |||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
 Attack on the Enemy's Centre, Near Marietta, Georgia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States (Union) |
 CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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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.