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Was the Battle of Atlanta worth it?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

The Battle of Atlanta and its capture by Union general Sherman was a vital victory.

Many historians cite these factors as to why the fall of Atlanta was necessary:

A. It knocked out an important railway hub of the Confederacy;

B. The timing was essential as Lincoln's "poll" numbers were falling and many people began to believe the horrible cost to this war was not worth it. The fall of Atlanta silenced many anti war critics in the North; and

C. From Atlanta, Sherman was able to march to Savannah and capture this Confederate port city.

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