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Georgia was seen as the "heart" or keystone of the Confederate States. The bustling new city of Atlanta was not yet Georgia's capital, but it was a busy railhead and an important supply depot and industrial center. Taking Georgia would sever the Atlantic portion of the Confederacy from the Gulf states, and make it virtually impossible to transport food and materiel between the two regions.
Grant and Sherman had a careful strategy in going after Georgia. In March 1864 they planned that Sherman would first conquer the Confederate forces around Chattanooga and Atlanta (Army of the Tennessee), then swing north through the Carolinas and meet Grant and Meade's people in Virginia. This was approximately what happened over the next year, although Lee surrendered at Appomattox while Sherman was still a few hundred miles to the south.
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Where did the Union Army win two very important victories?
battle of vicksburg and gettysburg
Who was the important leader of union army?
UlyseesS. Grant I might have misspelled his first name
What is William T Sherman famous for?
He led the Union Army of Tennessee across Georgia, crippling the Confederate supply lines. He also had a tank named after him and is still hated in Georgia and South Carolina.
Who won Vicksburg was it the union or the confederate army?
The Union Army.
Why was the capture of Vicksburg important to ending the civil war?
It gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
When did the confederate army defeats union troops in costly three-day battle at chickamauga The south prevents the union army from moving into Georgia?
Yes, the south prevents, but temporarily, the Union Army to invade Georgia.
Who is the union general who marched his army to Georgia?
General Sherman
In which Civil War army did escaped slaves from Georgia most often serve?
The Union Army
What Civil War army did escaped slaves from Georgia most often serve?
the Union Army
What army did most escaped slaves from Georgia most often serve?
union
What are some weaknesses of the union army?
They were up in the north meaning that if the British wanted to invade the Union, meaning that they would get ambushed from the north and the south (confederacy)
General who led the union army that captured atlanta georgia?
William T. Sherman.
What was the name of the union army general who marched through Georgia to the sea?
William T. Sherman
How many former Georgia slaves served in the Union army during the Civil War?
3,500
What US Civil War Battle in Kentucky advanced the Union war effort?
The Battle of Middle Creek in Kentucky was an early Union victory. It gave the Union army a strategic base to invade Tennessee.
Why was Ulysses S. Grant's victory at Vicksburg important to the Union?
It was very important to the Union army, because the battle cut off Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana from the Confederate army.
In the union army who were some important leaders?
Abraham Lincoln
