William England

1825 - 1864  (39 years)

• Name	William England
  Birth	26 Jan 1825	Anderson County, TN
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Aug 1864	Utio Creek, GA
  	Near Atlanta John page 75 originally submitted this on 12 Dec 2008 Sergeant William ENGLAND was one of the brave union soldiers killed in action during the battle of Utoy Creek, near Atlanta, Georgia. Battle of Utoy Creek 6 Aug 1864 , Utoy Creek, near Atlanta, GEORGIA The Battle of Utoy Creek was fought from August 5 to August 7, 1864,during the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War. Maj. Gen.William T. Sherman's Union armies had partially encircled the city of Atlanta, Georgia, which was being held by Confederate forces under the command of Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood. Sherman had at this point adopted a strategy of attacking the railroad lines into Atlanta, hoping to cut off his enemies' supplies. After failing to envelop Hood's left flank at the Battle of Ezra Church, Sherman still wanted to extend his right flank to hit the railroad between East Point and Atlanta. He transferred Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield's Army of the Ohio from his left to his right flank and sent him to the north bank of Utoy Creek. Although Schofield's troops were at Utoy Creek on August 2, they, along with the XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, did not cross until August 4. Schofield's force began its movement to exploit this situation on the morning of August 5. Although initially successful, Schofield had to regroup his forces,which took the rest of the day. The delay allowed the Confederates to strengthen their defenses with abatis, which slowed the Union attack when it restarted on the morning of August 6. The Federals were repulsed with heavy losses by William B. Bate's division and failed in an attempt to break the railroad. Sergeant William England was among those union soldiers killed during this battle of Utoy Creek, near Atlanta, Georgia.
  Burial	Marietta, Cobb, GA
  	Section F Grave #5363 Marietta National Cemetery
  Person ID	I20514	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Titus England,   b. 1787, Montgomery, VA d. 1840, Anderson County, TN (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Stewart,   b. 1795, NC d. Bef 1870, Anderson County, TN (Age < 74 years)
  Family ID	F7085	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Peters,   b. 18 Dec 1827, Anderson County, TN d. 14 Apr 1900, Knox County, TN (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	11 Aug 1846	Anderson County, TN
  Children	1. Huldah Jane England,   b. 12 Nov 1848, Concord, Knox, TN d. 23 Feb 1932, Douglas County, MO (Age 83 years)   2. Louise Elizabeth England,   b. 28 Aug 1851, Anderson County, TN d. 7 Jan 1925, Knox County, TN (Age 73 years)   3. Hester Ann England,   b. 24 May 1855, Anderson County, TN d. 23 Apr 1940, Mansfield, Wright, MO (Age 84 years)   4. Samuel Love England,   b. 31 Mar 1858, Anderson County, TN d. 9 Mar 1928, Knox County, TN (Age 69 years)   5. James Wesley England,   b. 6 Sep 1860, Anderson County, TN d. 27 Apr 1935, Lenoir City, Loudon, TN (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F7083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jan 1825 - Anderson County, TN Marriage - 11 Aug 1846 - Anderson County, TN Burial - - Marietta, Cobb, GA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Johnpage75 originally submitted this on 12 Dec 2008 Sergeant William ENGLAND was one of the brave union soldiers killed inaction during the battle of Utoy Creek, near Atlanta, Georgia. Battle of Utoy Creek 6 Aug 1864 , Utoy Creek, near Atlanta, GEORGIA The Battle of Utoy Creek was fought from August 5 to August 7, 1864,during the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War. Maj. Gen.William T. Sherman's Union armies had partially encircled the city ofAtlanta, Georgia, which was being held by Confederate forces under thecommand of Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood. Sherman had at this point adopteda strategy of attacking the railroad lines into Atlanta, hoping to cutoff his enemies' supplies. After failing to envelop Hood's left flank at the Battle of EzraChurch, Sherman still wanted to extend his right flank to hit therailroad between East Point and Atlanta. He transferred Maj. Gen. JohnM. Schofield's Army of the Ohio from his left to his right flank andsent him to the north bank of Utoy Creek. Although Schofield’s troopswere at Utoy Creek on August 2, they, along with the XIV Corps, Armyof the Cumberland, did not cross until August 4. Schofield's forcebegan its movement to exploit this situation on the morning of August5. Although initially successful, Schofield had to regroup his forces,which took the rest of the day. The delay allowed the Confederates tostrengthen their defenses with abatis, which slowed the Union attackwhen it restarted on the morning of August 6. The Federals wererepulsed with heavy losses by William B. Bate's division and failed inan attempt to break the railroad. Sergeant William England was amongthose union soldiers killed during this battle of Utoy Creek, nearAtlanta, Georgia.