This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  "Battle of the Narrows" –  news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2024) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

The Battle of the Narrows , also known as the Battle of Curahee Mountain, was a skirmish that took place on October 12, 1864, during Sherman's March to the Sea. ^[1] Following the Union victory in Atlanta, Sherman wanted to destroy Confederate grain supplies in northeastern Georgia. In an effort to assist his war effort and Ulysses S. Grant in the Siege of Petersburg, since Georgian grain was feeding the respective armies.

The Battle

Sherman sent out Kenner Garrard to go raid and capture the mostly undefended northeastern Georgia. Union forces arrived in the narrows outside of Currahee mountain, following a quick battle, the Union forces withdrew. The defense was mostly organized by locals. Casualties on both sides were very few, with locals helping with the wounded on both sides. ^[1]

References

External links

• Cooksey, Elizabeth (July 7, 2022). "Habersham County". New Georgia Encyclopedia.

This article about a battle of the American Civil War is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e