On May 24, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, in overall command of the Union forces in Georgia, learned that his Confederate counterpart, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, was forming a defensive line along the south side of Pumpkinvine Creek.
Den 24. maj fandt generalmajor William T. Sherman, som var øverstkommanderende for Unionens styrker i Georgia, ud af, at hans konfødererede modpart, general Joseph E. Johnston, var ved at skabe en forsvarslinje langs den sydlige bred af Pumpkinvine Creek.