▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁Daw es ' s ▁regiment ▁under ▁Sh erman ’ s ▁advanced ▁against ▁Confeder ate ▁forces ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁eng aging ▁in ▁the ▁batt les ▁at ▁Res aca ▁and ▁Dallas ▁which ▁occurred ▁between ▁May ▁ 2 6 ▁and ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Dallas , ▁Georgia , ▁between ▁L t . ▁General ▁William ▁J . ▁Har de e ' s ▁Confeder ate ▁corps ▁and ▁the ▁Union ▁defense ▁line , ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁XV ▁Corps ▁under ▁Maj . ▁General ▁John ▁A . ▁Log an ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee . ▁From ▁June ▁ 9 ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 ▁Daw es ' s ▁regiment ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁K ennes aw ▁Mountain ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pe acht ree ▁Creek ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Atlanta , ▁moving ▁in ▁November ▁on ▁Sh erman ' s ▁march ▁to ▁the ▁sea ; ▁Los es ▁were ▁ 2 6 ▁killed ▁and ▁ 1 4 1 ▁wounded ▁at ▁New ▁Hope ▁Church . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Dallas , ▁there ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Daw es ' s ▁regiment ▁a ▁road ▁leading ▁to ▁Lost ▁Mountain ▁which ▁was ▁left ▁open . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁evident ▁to ▁Daw es ▁that ▁the ▁Confeder ates ▁were ▁going ▁to ▁force ▁their ▁way ▁through ▁this ▁road ▁and ▁capture ▁the ▁Union ▁supply ▁trains . ▁Daw es ▁as cert ained ▁the ▁Union ▁line ▁could ▁break ▁at