William T. Sherman
General William Tecumseh Sherman led the Union forces.
Sherman commanded the Union troops that captured Atlanta in September 1864.
Joseph Hooker
The Union
The Union won the battle
William T. Sherman.
who was the union general at the battle of fredericksberg
Atlanta would be taken over if the Union had lost.
Because they wanted to.
The union's leader was Ulysses Grant the 18 president and the Confederacy was led by John Pemberton.
The Battle of Atlanta, part of the American Civil War, occurred on July 22, 1864. The result of the battle was a victory for the Union.
The union had won the battle of Atlanta.