In 1864
NEW RESPONDENT
Atlanta fell on Sept 1, 1864, when the Confederates under Maj. Gen. Hood abandoned the city to the advancing Federal forces of Gen. Sherman.
Sherman's March to the sea, began on Nov. 15, 1864.
I think Confederate because he destroyed Atlanta through Savannah and he was apart of the Confederate Army.
The Battle of Atlanta.
Georgia
fall of atlanta
He pursued Lee's army in Virginia while pushing through the deep south to Atlanta and the Atlantic coast...It also helped Lincoln to get re-elected.
From Atlanta to Savannah
From Atlanta to Savannah, on the Atlantic coast.
That is called Sherman's march to the sea.
Atlanta Georgia. He burned the city to the ground.
the Phoenix. atlanta was burned to the ground during shermans march to the sea. Atlanta has emerged as the new capital of the south.
Atlanta to Savannah Check my answer if you dare:|
In its' day, it represented "Total War", just as the Atomic Bomb did in WWII.
I think Confederate because he destroyed Atlanta through Savannah and he was apart of the Confederate Army.
I would say that the fall of Atlanta opened the way for Sherman.
Fall of 1864 till Xmas 1864. After the capture and burning of Atlanta. Sherman did this to cut that part of the confederacy in half and severe all possibility of resupply and reinforcement from the western confederacy.
Atlanta
Sherman's March, from Atlanta to Savannah, took place over about six weeks in the Autumn of 1864. It was not just a single day's event.