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Union General William T. Sherman was in charge of three armies that forced Confederate forced troops out of Atlanta, leaving the city with no choice but to surrender on September 2, 1864.Three capable Union generals are listed in the Order of Battle during the Atlanta campaign. The three armies totaled approximately 120,000 troops.
Army of the Cumberland led by General Thomas
Army of the The Ohio led by General Scofield
Army of the Tennessee led by General McPherson ( McPherson was killed at Peachtree Creek and replaced by General Logan)
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Which union general captured Atlanta Grant Sherman Sheridan or Meade?
shermanSherman
Who was the Union General who captured atlanta and marched to Savannah?
William T. Sherman
General who led the union army that captured atlanta georgia?
William T. Sherman.
Who was the union general who captured atlanta Georgia and burned savannahgeorgia?
John B Mccllen
Who was the union general who fought at Shiloh and Vicksburg and burnt down the city of Atlanta?
That general was William Tecumseh Sherman. He was one of General Grant's lieutenants at Shiloh and Vicksburg, and was the overall commander of the combined Union armies at Atlanta.
Who was the Union commander who took Atlanta?
Lt. General William Tecumseh Sherman, commanding the Armies of the Tennessee and of the Cumberland took Atlanta in September of 1864.
Union general at Atlanta?
Sherman was the union general in Atlanta.
Who was the union leader at Atlanta during the civil war?
Sherman commanded the Union troops that captured Atlanta in September 1864.
What city did General Sherman and his troops capture during the US Civil War?
During the course of the US Civil War, perhaps two cities that Union General William T. Sherman captured are Atlanta Georgia and Savannah. Each of them surrendered rather than be placed under a siege by Sherman and his armies.
What 4 cities captured by the union?
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Savannah
What are 4 cities captured by the union?
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Savannah
What union leader appointed supreme commander of all union armies?
General Grant was appointed Supreme leader of all Union armies.
