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Sherman was the union general in Atlanta.
The fall of the confederate city of Atlanta had devastating losses and a horrific effect on the civilian population of Atlanta. The union states did not however think that Atlanta had great military significance and this was not an intended outcome.
After the fall of Atlanta to the Union forces of General William T. Sherman, Confederate General John Bell Hood planned an ambitious march into Tennessee. His plan was to recapture Middle Tennessee.This area was under Union control in 1864.
Atlanta Neighborhood Union was created in 1908.
The Union forces, representing the North, won the Battle of Atlanta, which took place in July 1864 during the American Civil War. This victory was significant as it secured a crucial supply line for the Union and boosted Northern morale. General William Tecumseh Sherman led the Union troops, ultimately leading to the fall of Atlanta, which was a strategic and symbolic blow to the Confederacy.
There were three Union successes in a short interval that restored morale in the North. The fall of Atlanta. The clearing of the Shenandoah. The liberation of Mobile. Or it was greatly helped when Sherman captured Atlanta.
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Gone With the Wind was about a woman who lived during and after the Fall of Atlanta.
The main goal of the Union in the capture of Atlanta was to disable its railway network, cut off supplies going to Confederate general Johnston's army, and occupy a major Confederate city. By doing so and occupying Atlanta for over a month, Sherman dealt a psychological blow to the South. The fall of Atlanta, led the way for Sherman to battle on to the port city Savannah, Georgia.
Sherman commanded the Union troops that captured Atlanta in September 1864.
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Atlanta would be taken over if the Union had lost.