Despite the victory, Sherman's intended turning movement had been checkmated, which forced him to consider other options for breaking Johnston's Kennesaw line, in the end leading him to order the large-scale assault on June 27.
Trods sejren var Shermans planlagte omgående bevægelse blevet pareret, hvilket tvang ham til at overveje andre muligheder for at bryde gennem Johnstons Kennesaw linje, hvilket i sidste ende fik ham til at beordre storangrebet den 27. juni.